Patents by Inventor Teresa D. Beeson

Teresa D. Beeson 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).

  • Enantioselective alpha-fluorination of aldehydes using chiral organic catalysts
    Patent number: 7265249
    Abstract: Nonmetallic, chiral organic catalysts are used to catalyze enantioselective fluorination of enolizable aldehydes. Reaction systems composed of an enolizable aldehyde, an electrophilic fluorination reagent, and a nonmetallic chiral catalyst in the form of an imidazolidinone salt are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: David W. C. MacMillan, Teresa D. Beeson