Patents by Inventor Thomas Plocek

Thomas Plocek 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 decarbonylation process
    Patent number: 4556743
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for selectively decarbonylating a compound of the formula ##STR1## in a mixture containing I and a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein R is hydrogen or at least one lower alkyl group and R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group. In such a process, the mixture is treated with a catalytically effective amount of a palladium catalyst to selectively decarbonylate the compound of formula I therein and the compound of formula II is recovered from the treated mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: Chem-Fleur International, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. McKenna, Thomas Plocek