Patents by Inventor Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao

Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao 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).

  • Publication number: 20170088578
    Abstract: Described is a process for the preparation of monofluoromethylated organic biologically active compounds using monofluoromethylated reagents. Fluticasone Propionate and Fluticasone Furoate can be prepared using, for example, S-monofluoromethyl-S-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethylphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate as monofluoromethylating reagent instead of bromofluoromethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Hovione Inter Limited
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Patent number: 9540413
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for the preparation of monofluoromethylated organic biologically active compounds using monofluoromethylated reagents. Fluticasone Propionate and Fluticasone Furoate can be prepared using, for example, S-monofluoromethyl-S-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethylphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate as monofluoromethylating reagent instead of bromofluoromethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HOVIONE INTER LIMITED
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Patent number: 9359294
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula A, B, C or D, methods for making them, intermediates therefor, and their use in making organic biologically active compounds: Wherein: X=F, Cl, Br, I, sulfonate esters, phosphate esters or another leaving group R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 are each individually selected from H, alkyl, aryl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkoxy, nitro, halogen or amino; or are selected from H, C1-C10 alkyl, aryl, C1-C10 alkynyl, C1-C10 alkenyl, C1-C10cycloalkyl, C1-C10 cycloalkenyl, C1-C10 alkoxy, nitro, halogen or amino R11=tetrafluoroborate, triflate, halogen, perclorate, sulfates, phosphates or carbonates Excluding the case when: X=F and R1=R2=R3=R4=R5=H and R6=R7=R8=R9=methyl, R10=H and R11=triflate or tetrafluoroborate; or Wherein: X=F, Cl, Br, I, sulfonate esters, phosphate esters or other another leaving group; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 are each individually selected from H, alkyl, aryl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkox
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Hovione Inter Limited
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Publication number: 20160130223
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula A, B, C or D, methods for making them, intermediates therefor, and their use in making organic biologically active compounds: Wherein: X=F, Cl, Br, I, sulfonate esters, phosphate esters or another leaving group R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 are each individually selected from H, alkyl, aryl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkoxy, nitro, halogen or amino; or are selected from H, C1-C10 alkyl, aryl, C1-C10 alkynyl, C1-C10 alkenyl, C1-C10 cycloalkyl, C1-C10 cycloalkenyl, C1-C10 alkoxy, nitro, halogen or amino R11=tetrafluoroborate, triflate, halogen, perclorate, sulfates, phosphates or carbonates Excluding the case when: X=F and R1=R2=R3=R4=R5=H and R6=R7=R8=R9=methyl, R10=H and R11=triflate or tetrafluoroborate; or Wherein: X=F, Cl, Br, I, sulfonate esters, phosphate esters or other another leaving group; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 are each individually selected from H, alkyl, aryl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alko
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Hovione Inter limited
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Patent number: 9290446
    Abstract: The invention provides electrophilic monohalomethylating reagents, methods for their preparation and methods for preparation of monohalomethylated biologically active compounds using such reagents. Typical monohalomethyl groups transferred are FH2C—, CIH2C— and others. The reagents used for transferal of the groups are described by Formulae A-D: wherein: X=F, Cl, Br, I, sulfonate esters, phosphate esters or another leaving group; R11=tetrafluoroborates, inflates, halogen, perchlorate, sulfates, phosphates or carbonates The other variables are as defined in the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hovione Inter Limited
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Publication number: 20140200341
    Abstract: Described herein are processes for the preparation of monofluoromethylated organic biologically active compounds, starting from protected intermediates and/or reagents to obtain compounds such as fluticasone propionate and fluticasone furoate, in presence of decarboxylating reagents XeF2 and BrF3, or using FCH2SH as a reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HOVIONE INTER LIMITED
    Inventors: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao, Maria Rita Ventura, Christopher Maycock
  • Publication number: 20140171645
    Abstract: The present invention provides electrophilic alkylating reagents of formula II, wherein is an aryl group, R2 is an alkyl group, R3 is a substituted phenyl group, wherein the number of substituents (n) is greater than 2 and R4 is an anion, and salts thereof, methods for their preparation and methods for the preparation of alkylated biologically active compounds using such reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Hovione Inter Ltd.
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Publication number: 20130274460
    Abstract: The invention provides electrophilic monohalomethylating reagents, methods for their preparation and methods for preparation of monohalomethylated biologically active compounds using such reagents. Typical monohalomethyl groups transferred are FH2C—, CIH2C— and others. The reagents used for transferal of the groups are described by Formulae A-D: wherein: X?F, CI, Br, I, sulfonate esters, phosphate esters or another leaving group; R11=tetrafluoroborates, inflates, halogen, perchlorate, sulfates, phosphates or carbonates The other variables are as defined in the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: HOVIONE INTER LIMITED
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Publication number: 20130225844
    Abstract: Described is a process for the preparation of monofluoromethylated organic biologically active compounds using monofluoromethylated reagents. Fluticasone Propionate and Fluticasone Furoate can be prepared using, for example, S-monofluoromethyl-S-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethylphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate as monofluoromethylating reagent instead of bromofluoromethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Hovione Inter Ltd
    Inventor: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao
  • Publication number: 20130072698
    Abstract: Described are processes for the preparation of monofluoromethylated organic biologically active compounds, such as Fluticasone Propionate and Fluticasone Furoate, in the presence of fluorodecarboxylating reagents such as XeF2 and BrF3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: HOVIONE INTER LTD
    Inventors: Emilia Perpetua Tavares Leitao, William Heggie