Patents by Inventor Ming Joo Koh

Ming Joo Koh 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: 11332426
    Abstract: Method of forming a trisubstituted ethylene compound, the method comprising: (A) providing a trisubstituted ethylene compound bearing a first, a second and a third substituent, in which the first and the second substituent are bound to the one olefinic carbon atom and are different from one another; (B) providing a monosubstituted ethylene compound or a disubstituted ethylene compound in which the substituents are vicinally bound to the olefinic carbon atoms, bearing at least a fourth substituent, respectively; (C) subjecting the trisubstituted ethylene compound provided in step (A) to a cross-metathesis reaction with olefin provided in step (B) to form said trisubstituted ethylene, wherein the cross-metathesis reaction is catalysed by a transition metal complex bearing ligands from which one ligand is a carbene ligand, wherein the carbene complex is characterized by a M=C moiety, wherein M is the transition metal; and wherein the reaction proceeds stereoselectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: Trustees of Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, Thach T. Nguyen, Ming Joo Koh, Chaofan Xu, Sebastian Torker, Richard Royce Schrock
  • Patent number: 11020730
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds, compositions, and methods for preparing alkenyl halides and/or haloalkyl-substituted olefins with Z-selectivity. The methods are particularly useful for preparing alkenyl fluorides such as CF3-substituted olefins by means of cross-metathesis reactions using halogen-containing molybdenum and tungsten complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, Ming Joo Koh, Thach T. Nguyen, Richard R. Schrock, Jakub Hyvl
  • Publication number: 20200270194
    Abstract: Method of forming a trisubstituted ethylene compound, the method comprising: (A) providing a trisubstituted ethylene compound bearing a first, a second and a third substituent, in which the first and the second substituent are bound to the one olefinic carbon atom and are different from one another; (B) providing a monosubstituted ethylene compound or a disubstituted ethylene compound in which the substituents are vicinally bound to the olefinic carbon atoms, bearing at least a fourth substituent, respectively; (C) subjecting the trisubstituted ethylene compound provided in step (A) to a cross-metathesis reaction with olefin provided in step (B) to form said trisubstituted ethylene, wherein the cross-metathesis reaction is catalysed by a transition metal complex bearing ligands from which one ligand is a carbene ligand, wherein the carbene complex is characterized by a M?C moiety, wherein M is the transition metal; and wherein the reaction proceeds stereoselectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, Thach T. Nguyen, Ming Joo Koh, Chaofan Xu, Sebastian Torker, Richard Royce Schrock
  • Publication number: 20190314799
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds, compositions, and methods for preparing alkenyl halides and/or haloalkyl-substituted olefins with Z-selectivity. The methods are particularly useful for preparing alkenyl fluorides such as CF3-substituted olefins by means of cross-metathesis reactions using halogen-containing molybdenum and tungsten complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, Ming Joo Koh, Thach T. Nguyen, Richard R. Schrock, Jakub Hyvl
  • Publication number: 20180127447
    Abstract: The present application provides, among other things, compounds and methods for metathesis reactions. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and Z-selectivity. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and E-selectivity. In some embodiments, provided technologies are particularly useful for preparing alkenyl fluorides. In some embodiments, a provided compound useful for metathesis reactions has the structure of formula II-a. In some embodiments, a provided compound useful for metathesis reactions has the structure of formula II-b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, Hanmo Zhang, Ming Joo Koh, Richard Royce Schrock
  • Patent number: 9938253
    Abstract: The present application provides, among other things, compounds and methods for metathesis reactions. In some embodiments, provided compounds promote highly efficient and highly Z-selective metathesis. In some embodiments, provided compounds and methods are particularly useful for producing allyl alcohols. In some embodiments, provided compounds have the structure of formula I. In some embodiments, provided compounds comprise ruthenium, and a ligand bonded to ruthenium through a sulfur atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, R. Kashif M. Khan, Sebastian Torker, Ming Joo Koh
  • Patent number: 9850268
    Abstract: The present application provides, among other things, compounds and methods for metathesis reactions. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and Z-selectivity. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and E-selectivity. In some embodiments, provided technologies are particularly useful for preparing alkenyl fluorides. In some embodiments, a provided compound useful for metathesis reactions has the structure of formula II-a. In some embodiments, a provided compound useful for metathesis reactions has the structure of formula II-b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: Trustees of Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, Hanmo Zhang, Ming Joo Koh, Richard Royce Schrock
  • Publication number: 20160194343
    Abstract: The present application provides, among other things, compounds and methods for metathesis reactions. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and Z-selectivity. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for preparing alkenyl halide with regioselectivity and E-selectivity. In some embodiments, provided technologies are particularly useful for preparing alkenyl fluorides. In some embodiments, a provided compound useful for metathesis reactions has the structure of formula II-a. In some embodiments, a provided compound useful for metathesis reactions has the structure of formula II-b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, Hanmo Zhang, Ming Joo Koh, Richard Royce Schrock
  • Publication number: 20140371454
    Abstract: The present application provides, among other things, compounds and methods for metathesis reactions. In some embodiments, provided compounds promote highly efficient and highly Z-selective metathesis. In some embodiments, provided compounds and methods are particularly useful for producing allyl alcohols. In some embodiments, provided compounds have the structure of formula I. In some embodiments, provided compounds comprise ruthenium, and a ligand bonded to ruthenium through a sulfur atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Amir H. Hoveyda, R. Kashif M. Khan, Sebastian Torker, Ming Joo Koh