Patents by Inventor KERRY BETZ

KERRY BETZ 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: 11753421
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods for silylating aromatic derivatives, comprising the use of hydrosilanes and potassium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Publication number: 20220185828
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods for silylating aromatic derivatives, comprising the use of hydrosilanes and potassium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 11312733
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods for silylating aromatic derivatives, comprising the use of hydrosilanes and potassium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 11104693
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for dehydrogenatively coupled hydrosilanes and alcohols, the methods comprising contacting an organic substrate having at least one organic alcohol moiety with a mixture of at least one hydrosilane and sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, the contacting resulting in the formation of a dehydrogenatively coupled silyl ether. The disclosure further described associated compositions and methods of using the formed products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Andrew M. Romine, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Publication number: 20210047348
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods for silylating aromatic derivatives, comprising the use of hydrosilanes and potassium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 10919917
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods for silylating heteroaromatic derivatives, comprising the use of hydrosilanes and potassium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Publication number: 20200115396
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods for silylating heteroaromatic derivatives, comprising the use of hydrosilanes and potassium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 10513531
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel silylated heteroaromatic derivatives, including those prepared by methods comprising the use of hydrosilanes and at least one strong base, the definition of strong base now also including hydroxide, especially KOH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Publication number: 20190241587
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for dehydrogenatively coupled hydrosilanes and alcohols, the methods comprising contacting an organic substrate having at least one organic alcohol moiety with a mixture of at least one hydrosilane and sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, the contacting resulting in the formation of a dehydrogenatively coupled silyl ether. The disclosure further described associated compositions and methods of using the formed products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Andrew M. Romine, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 10259831
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for dehydrogenatively coupled hydrosilanes and alcohols, the methods comprising contacting an organic substrate having at least one organic alcohol moiety with a mixture of at least one hydrosilane and sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, the contacting resulting in the formation of a dehydrogenatively coupled silyl ether. The disclosure further described associated compositions and methods of using the formed products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Andrew M. Romine, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Publication number: 20190048030
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel silylated heteroaromatic derivatives, including those prepared by methods comprising the use of hydrosilanes and at least one strong base, the definition of strong base now also including hydroxide, especially KOH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 10125153
    Abstract: The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating N—H bonds of aliphatic amines, said system or method comprising or consisting essentially of a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one hydroxide, especially KOH, said system being preferably, but not necessarily substantially free of a transition-metal compound, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, under conditions sufficient to replace an N—H bond with a silyl N—Si bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 10072030
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mild, efficient, and general direct C(sp)-H bond silylation. Various embodiments includes methods, each method comprising or consisting essentially of contacting at least one organic substrate comprising a terminal alkynyl C—H bond, with a mixture of at least one organosilane and an alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal alkoxide, or alkali metal hydride under conditions sufficient to form a silylated terminal alkynyl moiety. The methods are operable in the presence or substantially absence of transition-metal compounds. The systems associated with these methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 10059726
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mild, efficient, and general direct C(sp2)-H bond silylation of terminal olefins. Various embodiments includes methods, each method comprising or consisting essentially of contacting at least one organic substrate comprising a terminal olefinic C—H bond, with a mixture of at least one organosilane, organosilane, or mixture thereof and an alkali metal alkoxide or alkali metal hydroxide, such that the contacting results in the formation of a silylated olefinic product. The systems associated with these methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Wenbo Liu, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Publication number: 20180057514
    Abstract: The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating aromatic organic substrates, said system or method comprising or consisting essentially of a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, the definition of strong base now also including hydroxide, especially KOH, said system being preferably, but not necessarily substantially free of a transition-metal compound, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, under conditions sufficient to silylate the aromatic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: ANTON TOUTOV, KERRY BETZ, ALEXEY FEDOROV, BRIAN M. STOLTZ, WENBO LIU, ROBERT H. GRUBBS
  • Patent number: 9809607
    Abstract: The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating aromatic organic substrates, said system or method comprising or consisting essentially of a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, the definition of strong base now also including KOH, said system being preferably, but not necessarily substantially free of a transition-metal compound, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, under conditions sufficient to silylate the aromatic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Kerry Betz, Alexey Fedorov, Brian M. Stoltz, Wenbo Liu, Robert H. Grubbs
  • Patent number: 9764995
    Abstract: The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating heteroaromatic organic substrates using at least alkoxide base, preferably a potassium alkoxide base and at least one organodisilane and (b) at least one alkoxide base. Both methods and compositions for affecting these transformations are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Wenbo Liu, Brian M. Stoltz, Robert H. Grubbs, Kerry Betz, David P. Schuman
  • Publication number: 20170088563
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mild, efficient, and general direct C(sp)-H bond silylation. Various embodiments includes methods, each method comprising or consisting essentially of contacting at least one organic substrate comprising a terminal alkynyl C—H bond, with a mixture of at least one organosilane and an alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal alkoxide, or alkali metal hydride under conditions sufficient to form a silylated terminal alkynyl moiety. The methods are operable in the presence or substantially absence of transition-metal compounds. The systems associated with these methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: ANTON TOUTOV, KERRY BETZ, BRIAN M. STOLTZ, WENBO LIU, ROBERT H. GRUBBS
  • Publication number: 20170088562
    Abstract: The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating heteroaromatic organic substrates using at least alkoxide base, preferably a potassium alkoxide base and at least one organodisilane and (b) at least one alkoxide base. Both methods and compositions for affecting these transformations are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: ANTON TOUTOV, WENBO LIU, BRIAN M. STOLTZ, ROBERT H. GRUBBS, KERRY BETZ, DAVID P. SCHUMAN
  • Publication number: 20170029447
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for dehydrogenatively coupled hydrosilanes and alcohols, the methods comprising contacting an organic substrate having at least one organic alcohol moiety with a mixture of at least one hydrosilane and sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, the contacting resulting in the formation of a dehydrogenatively coupled silyl ether. The disclosure further described associated compositions and methods of using the formed products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: ANTON TOUTOV, KERRY BETZ, ANDREW M. ROMINE, ROBERT H. GRUBBS