Patents by Inventor Zach K. Wickens

Zach K. Wickens 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).

  • Catalytic anti-markovnikov oxidation and hydration of olefins
    Patent number: 9120732
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a dual-catalysis system for direct conversion of olefins to alcohols. The cooperative catalytic system contains one oxidizing catalyst and one transfer-hydrogenation catalyst. A wide variety of olefins, including aromatic and aliphatic olefins, can be used as the reactant. The transformation proceeds with anti-Markovnikov selectivity, and in some aspects provides primary alcohols as major products. The disclosure further provides a system for oxidation of olefins with anti-Markovnikov selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Guangbin Dong, Robert H. Grubbs, Peili Teo, Zach K. Wickens
  • CATALYTIC ANTI-MARKOVNIKOV OXIDATION AND HYDRATION OF OLEFINS
    Publication number: 20120172634
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a dual-catalysis system for direct conversion of olefins to alcohols. The cooperative catalytic system contains one oxidizing catalyst and one transfer-hydrogenation catalyst. A wide variety of olefins, including aromatic and aliphatic olefins, can be used as the reactant. The transformation proceeds with anti-Markovnikov selectivity, and in some aspects provides primary alcohols as major products. The disclosure further provides a system for oxidation of olefins with anti-Markovnikov selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Guangbin Dong, Robert H. Grubbs, Peili Teo, Zach K. Wickens