Patents by Inventor Robert D. H. Murray

Robert D. H. Murray 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 catalytic oxidation of unsaturated alcohols to carbonyl compounds
    Patent number: 4225694
    Abstract: Primary and secondary unsaturated alcohols are converted to their corresponding aldehydes and/or carboxylic acids and ketones respectively with alkali metal (per) halate, preferably sodium periodate, in the presence of ruthenium catalyst. The process is particularly useful in the oxidation of chrysanthemyl alcohol. Any unconverted intermediate aldehyde formed may be converted to the acid by recycling or by a separate oxidation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Augustine I. Dalton, Jr., Henry J. Doran, Robert D. H. Murray