Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Perkowski

Andrew J. Perkowski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Direct anti-markovnikov addition of acids to alkenes
    Patent number: 9365530
    Abstract: A method of making an anti-Markovnikov addition product is carried out by reacting an acid with an alkene or alkyne in a dual catalyst reaction system to the exclusion of oxygen to produce said anti-Markovnikov addition product; the dual catalyst reaction system comprising a single electron oxidation catalyst in combination with a hydrogen atom donor catalyst. Compositions useful for carrying out such methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: David A. Nicewicz, David S. Hamilton, Andrew J. Perkowski
  • DIRECT ANTI-MARKOVNIKOV ADDITION OF ACIDS TO ALKENES
    Publication number: 20150133680
    Abstract: A method of making an anti-Markovnikov addition product is carried out by reacting an acid with an alkene or alkyne in a dual catalyst reaction system to the exclusion of oxygen to produce said anti-Markovnikov addition product; the dual catalyst reaction system comprising a single electron oxidation catalyst in combination with a hydrogen atom donor catalyst. Compositions useful for carrying out such methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: David A. Nicewicz, David S. Hamilton, Andrew J. Perkowski