Patents by Inventor Mandy Parsons

Mandy Parsons 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).

  • Selective nitrogen functionalization of organic compounds
    Patent number: 6441232
    Abstract: There is provided a method of selectively replacing a carbon-hydrogen bond at an unactivated saturated sp3 hybridised carbon atom in an organic compound by a carbon-nitrogen bond, the method comprising reacting the compound with a fluorinating agent in a solvent reaction medium comprising a nitrile compound and providing a Lewis acid whereby the carbon-hydrogen bond is replaced by a carbon-nitrogen bond. Advantageously, the reaction may be performed in one stage and/or in one vessel. Advantageously, the method may be carried out at or just below ambient or room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: F2 Chemicals Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard Dickinson Chambers, Mandy Parsons, Graham Sandford