Patents by Inventor Tadafumi Matsunaga

Tadafumi Matsunaga 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).

  • Publication number: 20200385328
    Abstract: The present invention provides an industrially-advantageous process for preparing a benzoyl formic acid compound, and an efficient process for preparing a pyridazine compound using the same process. Specifically, the present invention provides a process for preparing a compound represented by formula (2), which comprises a step (B): a step of reacting a compound represented by formula (1) with a nitrosyl sulfuric acid in water to produce the compound represented by formula (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi MATSUNAGA, Yasuhiro KATAOKA, Masato KAWAMURA, Shun TANIMURA
  • Patent number: 9765032
    Abstract: A method for producing (R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane includes the following steps (A), (B), and (C). Step (A) is a step of optically resolving 1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane to obtain (R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane and (S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane, step (B) is a step of racemizing the (S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane obtained in the step (A) or (C) to obtain 1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane, and step (C) is a step of optically resolving the 1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane obtained in the step (B) to obtain (R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane and (S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Natsuru Hiraguri, Tomoaki Takahashi, Tomohiko Inui, Masaya Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20170166532
    Abstract: A method for producing (R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane includes the following steps (A), (B), and (C). Step (A) is a step of optically resolving 1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane to obtain (R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane and (S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane, step (B) is a step of racemizing the (S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane obtained in the step (A) or (C) to obtain 1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane, and step (C) is a step of optically resolving the 1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane obtained in the step (B) to obtain (R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane and (S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-aminoindane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi MATSUNAGA, Natsuru HIRAGURI, Tomoaki TAKAHASHI, Tomohiko INUI, Masaya TANIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9598382
    Abstract: A method for producing a purified compound represented by the formula (II), comprising; obtaining a reaction mixture containing a compound represented by the formula (I) from a crude compound represented by the formula (II) such as reacting the crude compound with a ketone compound, and reacting the obtained reaction mixture or a solution by filtering thus obtained reaction mixture containing the compound represented by the formula (I) with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Hiromi Kaise
  • Publication number: 20160347726
    Abstract: A method for producing a purified compound represented by the formula (II), comprising; obtaining a reaction mixture containing a compound represented by the formula (I) from a crude compound represented by the formula (II) such as reacting the crude compound with a ketone compound, and reacting the obtained reaction mixture or a solution by filtering thus obtained reaction mixture containing the compound represented by the formula (I) with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi MATSUNAGA, Hiromi KAISE
  • Patent number: 9493418
    Abstract: A method for producing a purified amine compound represented by the formula (1), including: step (A) of reacting a crude form of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) with a hydrogen halide in the presence of water and an organic solvent insoluble in water; step (B) of separating a phase in which a hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) produced in step (A) is dissolved from the other phase(es); step (C) of precipitating the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) from the phase obtained in step (B) in which the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) is dissolved; and step (D) of isolating the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) precipitated in step (C), and reacting the salt with a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tadafumi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 9236613
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): wherein Y1 to Y4 each independently represent any one of the following groups: in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; P1 to P4 each independently represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with each Y1 to Y4 and the two carbon atoms adjacent to Y1 to Y4, respectively; P5 and P6 each independently represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a cyclic skeleton together with the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds; P1 and P2, P2 and P6, P6 and P4, P4 and P3, P3 and P5, and P5 and P1 may further combine with each other to form a ring; Q1 and Q2 each independently represents a connecting group or a direct binding; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent any one of the following groups; —NR?2, —OR?, —SR?, —PR?2 in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and when plural R?s are present, these plural R?s may be the same or different from each oth
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura, Yusuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20150344431
    Abstract: A method for producing a purified amine compound represented by the formula (1), including: step (A) of reacting a crude form of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) with a hydrogen halide in the presence of water and an organic solvent insoluble in water; step (B) of separating a phase in which a hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) produced in step (A) is dissolved from the other phase(es); step (C) of precipitating the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) from the phase obtained in step (B) in which the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) is dissolved; and step (D) of isolating the hydrogen halide salt of the amine compound represented by the formula (1) precipitated in step (C), and reacting the salt with a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tadafumi MATSUNAGA
  • Patent number: 9130233
    Abstract: Provided is a compound including residues derived from a compound represented by Formula (1) and a divalent aromatic group, wherein the number of the residues is 2 to 4, the number of the divalent aromatic group is 1 to 3, and the sum of the numbers of the residues and the divalent aromatic group is 3 to 5. In Formula (1), each of Y1 to Y4 represent a group represented by any of the following Formula (2); in the following Formula (2), R? represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group; each of P1 to P4 represents an atomic group forming a heterocyclic ring containing Y1 to Y4; P5 and P6 represent an atomic group forming an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; Q1 and Q2 represent a linking group or a direct bond; and Z1 and Z2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by any of the following Formula (3); and in the following Formula (3), R? represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tadafumi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20130337997
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): wherein Y1 to Y4 each independently represent any one of the following groups: in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; P1 to P4 each independently represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with each Y1 to Y4 and the two carbon atoms adjacent to Y1 to Y4, respectively; P5 and P6 each independently represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a cyclic skeleton together with the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds; P1 and P2, P2 and P6, P6 and P4, P4 and P3, P3 and P5, and P5 and P1 may further combine with each other to form a ring; Q1 and Q2 each independently represents a connecting group or a direct binding; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent any one of the following groups; —NR?2, —OR?, —SR?, —PR?2 in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and when plural R?s are present, these plural R?s may be the same or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi MATSUNAGA, Nobuyoshi KOSHINO, Hideyuki HIGASHIMURA, Yusuke ISHII
  • Patent number: 8546291
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): wherein Y1 to Y4 each independently represent any one of the following groups: in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; P1 to P4 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with each of Y1 to Y4 and the two carbon atoms adjacent to each of Y1 to Y4, respectively; P5 and P6 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a cyclic skeleton together with the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds and the two carbon atoms adjacent to the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds; P1 and P2, P2 and P6, P6 and P4, P4 and P3, P3 and P5, and P5 and P1 may further combine with each other to form a ring; Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a connecting group or a direct binding; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent any one of the following groups; —NR?2, —OR?, —SR?, —PR?2 in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura, Yusuke Ishii
  • Patent number: 8519131
    Abstract: A modified metal complex obtained by subjecting a metal complex containing an organic compound having one nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycle and four or more structures of a phenol, thiophenol, aniline or nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring or an organic compound having two or more phenol rings and three or more nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycles, in its molecule as a ligand, to a heating, radiation irradiation or discharge treatment until a mass reduction rate after the treatment becomes from 1 to 90 mass %, thereby the complex shows a carbon content after the treatment of 5 mass % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura, Hiroshi Hamamatsu
  • Publication number: 20130210615
    Abstract: Provided is a compound including residues derived from a compound represented by Formula (1) and a divalent aromatic group, wherein the number of the residues is 2 to 4, the number of the divalent aromatic group is 1 to 3, and the sum of the numbers of the residues and the divalent aromatic group is 3 to 5. In Formula (1), each of Y1 to Y4 represent a group represented by any of the following Formula (2); in the following Formula (2), R? represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group; each of P1 to P4 represents an atomic group forming a heterocyclic ring containing Y1 to Y4; P5 and P6 represent an atomic group forming an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; Q1 and Q2 represent a linking group or a direct bond; and Z1 and Z2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by any of the following Formula (3); and in the following Formula (3), R? represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tadafumi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 8329929
    Abstract: A metal complex represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Y1 and Y2 each independently represent any one of the following groups: wherein R? represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; P1 and P2 each represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with Y1 or Y2 and the two carbon atoms at a position adjacent to Y1 or Y2; P1 and P2 may be linked to each other to form a ring; M represents a transition metal element or typical metal element; m represents 1 or 2; X represents a counter ion or a neutral molecule; n represents the number of X's in the complex, and an integer of 0 or more; and Q1 and Q2 each independently represent an aromatic heterocyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura
  • Publication number: 20120021897
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 represent a group represented by any of the above formulae; P1, P2, P3 and P4 are an atomic group required for forming an aromatic heterocyclic ring; P5 and P6 are an atomic group required for forming an aromatic ring; Z1 and Z2 represent OR?, —SR? or —NR?2, wherein R? represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Q1 and Q2 represent a direct bond or a linking group; a P1-containing ring and a P2-containing ring are bonded to form Q1-containing fused structure; a P3-containing ring and a P4-containing ring are bonded to form Q2-containing fused structure; can be used as a ligand of a metal complex, and the metal complex is useful for a catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masatoshi Iwata, Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura
  • Publication number: 20110015059
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): wherein Y1 to Y4 each independently represent any one of the following groups: in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; P1 to P4 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with each of Y1 to Y4 and the two carbon atoms adjacent to each of Y1 to Y4, respectively; P5 and P6 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a cyclic skeleton together with the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds and the two carbon atoms adjacent to the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds; P1 and P2, P2 and P6, P6 and P4, P4 and P3, P3 and P5, and P5 and P1 may further combine with each other to form a ring; Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a connecting group or a direct binding; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent any one of the following groups; —NR?2, —OR?, —SR?, —PR?2 in which R? represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and whe
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura, Yusuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20100129698
    Abstract: An electrode catalyst for fuel cell, containing a multinuclear complex, in which the multinuclear complex contains 2 to 4 transition metal atoms coordinated with a ligand having 5 to 15 coordination atoms in its molecule; and an electrode catalyst for fuel cell, comprising a mononuclear metal complex containing, as a ligand, an organic compound containing two or more phenol rings and three or more aromatic heterocycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicants: National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Okada, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Tadafumi Matsunaga, Hideyuki Higashimura, Katsuhiro Suenobu, Masatoshi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20100105853
    Abstract: A metal complex represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Y1 and Y2 each independently represent any one of the following groups: wherein R? represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; P1 and P2 each represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with Y1 or Y2 and the two carbon atoms at a position adjacent to Y1 or Y2; P1 and P2 may be linked to each other to form a ring; M represents a transition metal element or typical metal element; m represents 1 or 2; X represents a counter ion or a neutral molecule; n represents the number of X's in the complex, and an integer of 0 or more; and Q1 and Q2 each independently represent an aromatic heterocyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura
  • Publication number: 20100105909
    Abstract: A modified metal complex obtained by subjecting a metal complex containing an organic compound having one nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycle and four or more structures of a phenol, thiophenol, aniline or nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring or an organic compound having two or more phenol rings and three or more nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycles, in its molecule as a ligand, to a heating, radiation irradiation or discharge treatment until a mass reduction rate after the treatment becomes from 1 to 90 mass %, thereby the complex shows a carbon content after the treatment of 5 mass % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITTO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura, Hiroshi Hamamatsu
  • Publication number: 20090318681
    Abstract: Provided is a metal complex represented by the following formula (A-1) or (B-1) as a metal complex useful for a redox reaction catalyst or some other article that is excellent in heat resistance and acid resistance:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Tadafumi Matsunaga, Nobuyoshi Koshino, Hideyuki Higashimura