Patents by Inventor Predrag Petrovic

Predrag Petrovic 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).

  • Compositions and methods for reducing enones to saturated alcohols or ketones
    Patent number: 11760708
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel, scalable synthetic routes that allow for direct reduction of enones to the corresponding saturated alcohols. The invention relates, in certain aspects, to synthetic routes that allow for the reduction of enones to the corresponding ketones. Such reactions take place under mild conditions, are compatible with a wide range of functional groups, and expand the repertoire of existing green chemistry methodology. In certain embodiments, the reactions are run in aqueous solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: YALE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Laurene Petitjean, Paul Thomas Anastas, Tamara Marie DeWinter, Philip Coish, Hanno Christian Erythropel, Predrag Petrovic
  • Compositions and Methods for Reducing Enones to Saturated Alcohols
    Publication number: 20210163384
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel, scalable synthetic routes that allow for direct reduction of enones to the corresponding saturated alcohols. The invention relates, in certain aspects, to synthetic routes that allow for the reduction of enones to the corresponding ketones. Such reactions take place under mild conditions, are compatible with a wide range of functional groups, and expand the repertoire of existing green chemistry methodology. In certain embodiments, the reactions are run in aqueous solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Laurene Petitjean, Paul Thomas Anastas, Tamara Marie DeWinter, Philip Coish, Hanno Christian Erythropel, Predrag Petrovic