Patents by Inventor Zhenqian Fu

Zhenqian Fu 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).

  • Activation of carbonyl beta-carbons for chemical transformations
    Patent number: 11306097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a compound of Formula (I) as defined herein, comprising: (i) activating a compound of Formula (II) as defined herein, by reacting said compound of Formula (II) with a compound of Formula (III) as defined herein, in the presence of a base, to obtain a compound of Formula (IV) as defined herein; and (ii) reacting the compound of Formula (IV) with an electrophile to obtain the compound of Formula (I). The present invention further relates to the organocatalysts used in the described methods and their respective uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yonggui Chi, Zhenqian Fu
  • ACTIVATION OF CARBONYL BETA-CARBONS FOR CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20190337955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a compound of Formula (I) as defined herein, comprising: (i) activating a compound of Formula (II) as defined herein, by reacting said compound of Formula (II) with a compound of Formula (III) as defined herein, in the presence of a base, to obtain a compound of Formula (IV) as defined herein; and (ii) reacting the compound of Formula (IV) with an electrophile to obtain the compound of Formula (I). The present invention further relates to the organocatalysts used in the described methods and their respective uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yonggui Chi, Zhenqian Fu
  • ACTIVATION OF CARBONYL BETA-CARBONS FOR CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20160039827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a compound of Formula (I) as defined herein, comprising: (i) activating a compound of Formula (II) as defined herein, by reacting said compound of Formula (II) with a compound of Formula (III) as defined herein, in the presence of a base, to obtain a compound of Formula (IV) as defined herein; and (ii) reacting the compound of Formula (IV) with an electrophile to obtain the compound of Formula (I). The present invention further relates to the organocatalysts used in the described methods and their respective uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Yonggui Chi, Zhenqian Fu