Patents by Inventor Nugent, Jr. William A.

Nugent, Jr. William A. 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).

  • Enantioselective hydrocyanation of aromatic vinyl compounds
    Patent number: 5312957
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for enantioselective hydrocyanation of aromatic vinyl compounds which produces nonracemic mixtures of chiral, arylpropionitriles; novel carbohydrate phosphorus and nickel catalyst compositions; and optically pure (S)-(-)-2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthalene)propionitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Albert L. Casalnuovo, Thaliyil V. Rajanbabu, Lawrence W. Gosser, Ronald J. McKinney, Nugent, Jr. William A.