Patents by Inventor Arthur John Solodar

Arthur John Solodar 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).

  • Asymmetric reduction of ketones to form optically active alcohols
    Patent number: 3968147
    Abstract: A process for producing optically active secondary alcohols by reducing an optically inactive ketone in the presence of an optically active Group VIII metal coordination complex catalyst is disclosed. One embodiment is directed to a process for forming opticallly active aliphatic or aromatic secondary alcohols by reacting an optically inactive ketone with hydrogen in the presence of a Group VIII metal complex catalyst which contains the metal in combination with at least one optically active ligand having an optically active group attached to a phosphorous or arsenic atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventor: Arthur John Solodar