Patents by Inventor Simon D. A. Pollock

Simon D. A. Pollock 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).

  • Method for the production of 6-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene
    Patent number: 4182916
    Abstract: There is described a process for the production of 6-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene of formula I, ##STR1## which comprises treatment of beta naphthol with an absorbant, removal of the absorbant and selective hydrogenation of the resulting beta naphthol, preferably in a solvent which is inert under the reaction conditions. There is also described a process for the production of a compound of formula I using a rhodium catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Assignee: Fisons Limited
    Inventors: Lewis J. Baskeyfield, John D. Bell, John Townend, Simon D. A. Pollock