Patents by Inventor Errol McGarry

Errol McGarry 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).

  • Process for preparing benzonitriles
    Patent number: 4980493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula I ##STR1## R is alkyl, and X is bromine or iodine which process comprises: reacting a compound of formula II in a two phase system, said system comprising an aqueous phase and an organic phase comprising a water immiscible solvent, with an acylating agent of formula III or IV in the presence of a base catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: ICI Australia Limited
    Inventors: Graham Bird, Donald Harney, Errol McGarry, Matthew Bolte