Patents by Inventor Xavier Frogneux

Xavier Frogneux 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).

  • Synthesis of Esters by Functionalisation of CO2
    Publication number: 20170240485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for (I) producing a carboxylic ester of formula (I). Said method comprises the steps of: a) bringing an organosilane/borane of formula Si or B into contact with CO2, in the presence of a catalyst and an electrophilic compound of formula (III), the groups R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y, and M? being as defined in claim 1; and optionally b) recovering the compound of formula (I) produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Thibault Cantat, Xavier Frogneux