Patents Assigned to Sheffield University of Western Bank
  • Chiral catalysts for asymmetric acylation and related transformations
    Publication number: 20040127740
    Abstract: A chiral catalyst comprising a 3, 4-disubstituted pyridine, or a salt, N functionalised derivative, dimer or oligomer thereof, wherein the 3-substituent is substantially hindered from rotation about the bond (sp2-sp2 biaryl axis) linking it to pyridine and the 4-substituent is an aliphatic or aromatic amine linked by a single bond to the pyridine, the pyridine nitrogen being functionalised or unfunctionalised, preferably comprising a compound of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Sheffield University of Western Bank
    Inventors: Alan Christopher Spivey, Tomasz Slawomir Fekner