Patents by Inventor Young J. Joo

Young J. Joo 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).

  • Patent number: 6881865
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis method of cyclohexyl phenyl ketone with a high selectivity and a high yield from 1,3-butadiene and acrylic acid in the presence or absence of benzene or a non-aromatic organic solvent in the same reaction without a step of separating or purifying intermediates, the synthesis method including sequentially carrying out a [2+4] Diels-Alder reaction, a hydrogenation reaction, a chlorination reaction and a Friedel-Crafts reaction in the presence/absence of benzene or a non-aromatic organic solvent without separation of intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin Eok Kim, Jeong Im Won, Tae Yi Kang
  • Publication number: 20040073068
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis method of cyclohexyl phenyl ketone with a high selectivity and a high yield from 1,3-butadiene and acrylic acid in the presence or absence of benzene or a non-aromatic organic solvent in the same reaction without a step of separating or purifying intermediates, the synthesis method including sequentially carrying out a [2+4] Diels-Alder reaction, a hydrogenation reaction, a chlorination reaction and a Friedel-Crafts reaction in the presence/absence of benzene or a non-aromatic organic solvent without separation of intermediates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin Eok Kim, Jeong Im Won, Tae Yi Kang
  • Patent number: 6552229
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a 4-nitroso-substituted aromatic amine that includes contacting an amide compound with a nitroaromatic compound in the presence of a base and a solvent to directly prepare 4-nitroso-substituted aromatic amine as a main product and 4-nitro-substituted aromatic amine as a by-product without producing 4-nitroso- or 4-nitro-substituted amide as an intermediate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-J Joo, Jin-Eok Kim, Jeong-Im Won
  • Patent number: 6245943
    Abstract: A disclosed method of preparing p-phenylenediamine includes the steps of: reacting urea and nitrobenzene with a base in the presence of a polar solvent to yield 4-nitrosoaniline and 4-nitroaniline; and subsequently, diluting the resulting mixed solution in an alcohol and performing hydrogenation using a catalyst, thereby providing highly pure p-phenylenediamine destitute of an ortho- or meta-isomer as a byproduct. The method has some advantages in that: the process is simplified in such a manner that the hydrogenation is performed in the presence of the hydrogenation catalyst in a single reactor (i.e., one pot) without a need of isolating 4-nitrosoaniline or purifying the product; inexpensive urea and an alkali base are used to reduce the production cost; and 4-nitrosoaniline is formed as an intermediate to yield p-phenylenediamine with a high selectivity, thereby requiring no purification process after isolation of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin Eok Kim, Jeong Im Won
  • Patent number: 6198001
    Abstract: A method for preparing 4-nitrosoaniline, including reacting urea and nitrobenzene in a polar organic solvent in the presence of a base at a temperature of room temperature to 150° C. The method uses a relatively cheap urea and nitrobenzene as the raw materials, and also a relatively cheap base, thereby decreasing the manufacturing cost. Urea used as an amine donor is excellent in a reactivity to nitrobenzene, and a reaction intermediate is unstable as compared with 4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzamide to easily decompose into 4-nitroaniline and 4-nitrosoaniline. This allows a reaction time and a process time to be shortened. Moreover, the method is advantageous in that waste hazardous to the environment is not produced as a byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin-Eok Kim, Jeong-Im Won, Kum-Ui Hwang
  • Patent number: 6156932
    Abstract: A method for preparing 4,4'-dinitrodiphenylamine, including reacting urea and nitrobenzene in a polar organic solvent in the presence of a base at a temperature of room temperature to 100.degree. C. The method employs a relatively cheap urea and nitrobenzene as the raw materials, and also employs a relatively cheap base, thereby decreasing the manufacturing costs. Moreover, the method does not produce by-products, thus eliminating a need for a post-treating process. Additionally, the method is advantageous in that the production of 4,4'-dinitrodiphenylamine can be achieved in high yield and selectivity even under non-intensive reaction conditions by appropriately controlling the amounts of urea and nitrobenzene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin-Eok Kim, Jeong-Im Won, Kum-Ui Hwang
  • Patent number: 6137010
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing 4-nitrodiphenylamine and 4-nitrosodiphenylamine to be used for 4-aminodiphenylamine as an intermediate of antiozonant, wherein carbanilide is reacted with nitrobenzene in the presence of an appropriate base, while simultaneously adding aniline to the mixture so as to regenerate some amounts of carbanilide as a starting material.According to this invention, 4-nitrodiphenylamine and 4-nitrosodiphenylamine can be prepared in a higher selectivity and conversion rate via a continuous reaction by recycling carbanilide, a starting material, while adding a certain amount of aniline during the process. Further, the amount of waste water can be significantly reduced compared to the conventional method without any corrosive materials harmful to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin Eok Kim, Jeong Im Won, Kum Ui Hwang
  • Patent number: 6130362
    Abstract: In the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst made of palladium supported on active carbon, ethylbenzene is prepared from 4-vinylcyclohexene through catalytic transfer hydrogenation in a hydrogen donor solvent with an oxidizing agent. Reaction temperature ranges from 50 to 110.degree. C. The hydrogen donor solvent is selected from the group consisting of alcohol, water, and a mixture of these. The oxidizing agent is selected from monovalent or divalent nitro compounds, water, hydrogen peroxide, NaOCl, NaClO.sub.2, NaClO.sub.3, NaClO.sub.4, oxygen and air, and used in the amount of 0.02 to 3 moles per mole of 4-vinylcyclohexene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jeong-Im Won, Kwang-Chun Park, Chang-Min Kim
  • Patent number: 5770774
    Abstract: A method for preparing 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (vitamin K.sub.3), in which 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone and 1,3-butadienes are subjected to a ?2+4! Diels-Alder reaction and subsequently to oxidative dehydrogenation, using dimethylsulfoxide as both a dehydrogenating agent and a solvent in the presence of at least one Lewis acid or a Broensted acid, in a single pot, shows high selectivity and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin-Eok Kim, Jeong-Im Won, Kum-Ui Hwang
  • Patent number: 5723675
    Abstract: A method for preparing anthraquinones, by which 1,4-benzoquinone or 1,4-naphthoquinone and 1,3-butadienes are subjected to a ?2+4! Diels-Alder reaction and subsequently to oxidative dehydrogenation by using dimethylsulfoxide as a dehydrogenating agent in a single pot in the presence of a Lewis acid or Broensted acid shows high selectivity and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young J. Joo, Jin-Eok Kim, Jeong-Im Won, Kum-Ui Hwang