Patents by Inventor Clinton F. Lane

Clinton F. Lane 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).

  • Reduction of amino acids in the presence of boron trifluoride
    Patent number: 3935280
    Abstract: Organic compounds containing both an amino group and a carboxylic acid group are reduced when treated with boron trifluoride followed by diborane, a borane-ether or borane-organic sulfide complex. The presence of the boron trifluoride is responsible for an increase in the rate of reduction of the carboxylic acid group and eliminates the need for the large excess of the borane complex normally required due to the competing formation of boron-nitrogen compounds. Hydrolysis of the reaction mixture provides a useful and convenient method for separating the corresponding amino alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Aldrich-Boranes, Inc.
    Inventor: Clinton F. Lane