Patents by Inventor Shuzo Satake

Shuzo Satake 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: 8981122
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an N-monoalkyl-3-hydroxy-3-arylpropylamine compound represented by Formula (2): wherein Ar represents an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, R represents an optionally substituted C1-5 alkyl, and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom; the method comprising:reacting, in the presence of an asymmetric reduction catalyst, hydrogen gas with an N-benzyl-N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-arylpropenylamine compound represented by Formula (1): wherein Ar and R are as defined above. The present invention allows an optically active N-monoalkyl-3-hydroxy-3-arylpropylamine compound to be produced easily and inexpensively under industrially advantageous conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kogami, Shuzo Satake
  • Publication number: 20130005992
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an N-monoalkyl-3-hydroxy-3-arylpropylamine compound represented by Formula (2): wherein Ar represents an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, R represents an optionally substituted C1-5 alkyl, and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom; the method comprising:reacting, in the presence of an asymmetric reduction catalyst, hydrogen gas with an N-benzyl-N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-arylpropenylamine compound represented by Formula (1): wherein Ar and R are as defined above. The present invention allows an optically active N-monoalkyl-3-hydroxy-3-arylpropylamine compound to be produced easily and inexpensively under industrially advantageous conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Kogami, Shuzo Satake