Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition and a method for preparing said composition where the composition comprises lignin or lignin derivatives, solvent and a carrier liquid. The composition is suitable for refinery processes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaving a ?-O-4 bond to the corresponding C—H bond in a substrate, by use of a hydrogen donor and a metal catalyst in a solvent. Thereby it is possible to depolymerize a polymer having a repeating ?-O-4 bond.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein G is a pyrazole ring as defined in the specification and R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester or amide, and a solvate of such an ester, amide or salt. The invention also provides the use of such compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition associated with a disease or disorder associated with estrogen receptor activity.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, carbamate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester, amide or carbamate in which R1 to R9 have meanings as defined in the Specification, are useful as estrogen receptor ligands.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein G is a pyrazole ring as defined in the specification and R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester or amide, and a solvate of such an ester, amide or salt. The invention also provides the use of such compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition associated with a disease or disorder associated with estrogen receptor activity.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein G is a pyrazole ring as defined in the specification and R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester or amide, and a solvate of such an ester, amide or salt. The invention also provides the use of such compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition associated with a disease or disorder associated with estrogen receptor activity.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein G is a pyrazole ring as defined in the specification and R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester or amide, and a solvate of such an ester, amide or salt. The invention also provides the use of such compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition associated with a disease or disorder associated with estrogen receptor activity.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester or amide, and a solvate of such an ester, amide or salt, wherein W, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15 and R16 are as defined in the specification. The invention also provides also provides the use of such compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition associated with a disease or disorder associated with estrogen receptor activity.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, including salts of such esters or amides, and solvates of such esters, amides or salts, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition that may be treated with a thyroid receptor agonist or partial agonist wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Y, W and R5 are as defined in the specification. The invention also provides compounds of formula (Ia) or pharmaceutically acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, including salts of such esters or amides, and solvates of such esters, amides or salts, formula (Ia) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Y, W and R5 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A process for preparing unsaturated esters useful as intermediates for HDAC inhibitors, by reacting an aldehyde or ketone having the following formula I: wherein R1 is an aromatic group or a combined aliphatic and aromatic group; X is —O—, —S—, —COO—, —OOC—, —CONR7—, or —R7NCO—; L1 an aliphatic linking group, an aromatic linking group, or a combined aliphatic and aromatic linking group; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, an ester group, a carbamate group, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a combined aliphatic and aromatic group, R2 and R3 together are ?O, or one of R2 and R3 form a double bond with one of R4 and R5; R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, a carboxy group, an amide group, an ester group, a carbamate group, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a combined aliphatic and aromatic group, or one of R4 and R5 form a double bond with one of R2 and