Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Yasukouchi

Hiroaki Yasukouchi 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).

  • Patent number: 12134600
    Abstract: A method for producing a first vadadustat intermediate represented by the following formula (3) comprising reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1) with glycine or a glycine derivative represented by the following formula (2) or a salt of the glycine or the glycine derivative in the presence of carbon monoxide. The method produces a vadadustat intermediate through a clean reaction with high atom conversion efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Machida, Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Akira Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20230416281
    Abstract: A method for producing a (2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)boronic acid derivative (3) includes the step of decarboxylating a 5-bromopyrimidine derivative (1) to synthesize 5-bromo-2-methylpyrimidine (2). The method enables efficient production of 5-bromo-2-methylpyrimidine (2) with less environmental impact, leading to efficient production of (2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)boronic acid derivative (3) which is useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirai, Kohei Mori, Hiroaki Yasukouchi
  • Publication number: 20220204451
    Abstract: A method for producing a first vadadustat intermediate represented by the following formula (3) comprising reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1) with glycine or a glycine derivative represented by the following formula (2) or a salt of the glycine or the glycine derivative in the presence of carbon monoxide. The method produces a vadadustat intermediate through a clean reaction with high atom conversion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji MACHIDA, Hiroaki YASUKOUCHI, Akira NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11235304
    Abstract: An object is to provide a novel flow reactor capable of measuring the internal temperature. The flow reactor including a tubular reaction line, wherein the flow reactor further includes an internal temperature measurement unit provided at one or more location of the tubular reaction line, the internal temperature measurement unit includes a thermometer with a temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is inserted into the tubular reaction line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Ohishi, Shiori Ozasa, Shun Watanabe, Hiroaki Yasukouchi
  • Publication number: 20220025351
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an immobilized microorganism having high filtration properties, and to provide a method for producing an amino acid using the immobilized microorganism. A method for producing an immobilized microorganism is characterized in that a microorganism is contacted with carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt and then contacted with polyethylenimine and an alkane dial after the first contact with carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mirai TANAKA, Hiroyuki KANAMARU, Noriyuki ITO, Hiroaki YASUKOUCHI
  • Patent number: 11161820
    Abstract: A process for producing an organic compound using a flow reactor for a first reaction in which a raw material liquid A and a raw material liquid B are mixed, and reacted in a reactor unit, and a flow reactor for a second reaction in which a first reaction solution discharged from the flow reactor for the first reaction and a raw material liquid C are mixed, and reacted in a reactor unit, wherein the raw material liquid A is a solution in which triphosgene and/or diphosgene is dissolved, wherein the raw material liquid B is a nitrogen-containing organic compound or a solution thereof, wherein the raw material liquid C is a reaction substrate having a functional group capable of reacting with phosgene, or a solution containing the reaction substrate, and wherein a product of the first reaction is phosgene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Akira Nishiyama, Koji Machida
  • Patent number: 11071965
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flow reactor that can ensure safety even if leakage occurs at the connections of the lines. The flow reactor of the present invention is characterized by including one or more line structures, each of the line structures including a raw material feeding line, a reactor unit to react a raw material fed from the raw material feeding line, and a discharge line to discharge a reaction product produced in the reactor unit, wherein the flow reactor includes a vessel in which part or all of the reactor unit and a fluid are accommodated to be capable of being in contact with each other, wherein each of the line structures includes two or more attachable and detachable connections, and wherein at least one of the attachable and detachable connections is accommodated in the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiori Ozasa, Takahiro Ohishi, Hiroaki Yasukouchi
  • Patent number: 10919829
    Abstract: A high-purity alcohol compound can be obtained by a method comprising passing a solution containing an ester compound and methanol and/or ethanol through a column packed with an anion exchange resin having methoxide and/or ethoxide as a counter anion to generate a methyl ester and/or ethyl ester, and distilling off the methyl ester and/or ethyl ester together with the methanol and/or ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Machida, Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Akira Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20210039064
    Abstract: An object is to provide a novel flow reactor capable of measuring the internal temperature. The flow reactor including a tubular reaction line, wherein the flow reactor further includes an internal temperature measurement unit provided at one or more location of the tubular reaction line, the internal temperature measurement unit includes a thermometer with a temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is inserted into the tubular reaction line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro OHISHI, Shiori OZASA, Shun WATANABE, Hiroaki YASUKOUCHI
  • Patent number: 10781193
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reaction of a chlorine-containing compound using a flow reactor which is less restricted by a solvent to be used. In the present disclosure, an organic compound is produced by supplying a reaction substrate having at least one functional group which can react with chlorine and is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy group, a thiol group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a thiocarboxyl group, and an acid amide group, and a chlorine-containing compound to a flow reactor together with a trialkyl amine having 9 to 40 carbon atoms and an organic solvent, and allowing the reaction substrate and the chlorine-containing compound to react with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Masaru Mitsuda, Akira Nishiyama, Makoto Funabashi
  • Publication number: 20200207717
    Abstract: A process for producing an organic compound using a flow reactor for a first reaction in which a raw material liquid A and a raw material liquid B are mixed, and reacted in a reactor unit, and a flow reactor for a second reaction in which a first reaction solution discharged from the flow reactor for the first reaction and a raw material liquid C are mixed, and reacted in a reactor unit, wherein the raw material liquid A is a solution in which triphosgene and/or diphosgene is dissolved, wherein the raw material liquid B is a nitrogen-containing organic compound or a solution thereof, wherein the raw material liquid C is a reaction substrate having a functional group capable of reacting with phosgene, or a solution containing the reaction substrate, and wherein a product of the first reaction is phosgene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Akira Nishiyama, Koji Machida
  • Publication number: 20200139339
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flow reactor that can ensure safety even if leakage occurs at the connections of the lines. The flow reactor of the present invention is characterized by including one or more line structures, each of the line structures including a raw material feeding line, a reactor unit to react a raw material fed from the raw material feeding line, and a discharge line to discharge a reaction product produced in the reactor unit, wherein the flow reactor includes a vessel in which part or all of the reactor unit and a fluid are accommodated to be capable of being in contact with each other, wherein each of the line structures includes two or more attachable and detachable connections, and wherein at least one of the attachable and detachable connections is accommodated in the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiori Ozasa, Takahiro Ohishi, Hiroaki Yasukouchi
  • Publication number: 20190300465
    Abstract: A high-purity alcohol compound can be obtained by a method comprising passing a solution containing an ester compound and methanol and/or ethanol through a column packed with an anion exchange resin having methoxide and/or ethoxide as a counter anion to generate a methyl ester and/or ethyl ester, and distilling off the methyl ester and/or ethyl ester together with the methanol and/or ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji MACHIDA, Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Akira Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20190177262
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for safely producing a large amount of chloroformate compound with high yield. The chloroformate compound can be produced by mixing and reacting a solution of triphosgene, an amine and an alcohol compound in a flow reactor. The chloroformate compound can also be produced by mixing and reacting a solution of triphosgene with a solution comprising an amine and an alcohol compound in a flow reactor. The amine is preferably tributylamine, and preferably used in an amount of 0.8 to 3 equivalents relative to an amount of the alcohol compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki YASUKOUCHI, Makoto FUNABASHI, Akira NISHIYAMA, Toshihiro TAKEDA, Masaru MITSUDA
  • Publication number: 20190144404
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reaction of a chlorine-containing compound using a flow reactor which is less restricted by a solvent to be used. In the present disclosure, an organic compound is produced by supplying a reaction substrate having at least one functional group which can react with chlorine and is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy group, a thiol group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a thiocarboxyl group, and an acid amide group, and a chlorine-containing compound to a flow reactor together with a trialkyl amine having 9 to 40 carbon atoms and an organic solvent, and allowing the reaction substrate and the chlorine-containing compound to react with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki YASUKOUCHI, Masaru MITSUDA, Akira NISHIYAMA, Makoto FUNABASHI
  • Patent number: 8183413
    Abstract: Provided is a process for production of a ?-amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative that is important in production of drugs or the like. In the presence of a predetermined solvent, a ?-(N-protected)amino-?-hydroxycarboxylic acid is reacted with an amine to conversion to a ?-(N-protected)amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative; then the derivative is deprotected for conversion to a ?-amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative; and the derivative is crystallized using a protic solvent to obtain a crystal. The high-purity ?-amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative can be stably produced on an industrial scale by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Narumi Kishimoto, Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Toshihiro Takeda
  • Publication number: 20090312577
    Abstract: Provided is a process for production of a ?-amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative that is important in production of drugs or the like. In the presence of a predetermined solvent, a ?-(N-protected)amino-?-hydroxycarboxylic acid is reacted with an amine to conversion to a ?-(N-protected)amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative; then the derivative is deprotected for conversion to a ?-amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative; and the derivative is crystallized using a protic solvent to obtain a crystal. The high-purity ?-amino-?-hydroxy carboxamide derivative can be stably produced on an industrial scale by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Narumi Kishimoto, Hiroaki Yasukouchi, Toshihiro Takeda