4270results about "Carboxylic acid nitrile preparation" patented technology

The invention relates to a catalyst for selective hydrogenation reaction of an aromatic nitrocompound and a preparation method of the catalyst. The catalyst consists of a catalyst carrier and active metal coated with carbon, wherein the catalyst carrier includes a carbon-base carrier, SiO2, TiO2 or Al2O3; the active metal is selected from Co, Fe, Ni or Cu and other poor and noble metals. The catalyst is prepared by adopting a Pechini type sol-gel process which comprises the steps of dispersing an active metal precursor to water containing a coordination compound, adding a polyhydric alcohol solution and a macromolecule auxiliary, then adding the carrier, stirring for dispersion, carrying out hydrothermal reaction, separating out solid on the lower layer, and calcining in the inert atmosphere to obtain the catalyst in which carbon coats the active metal. Compared with the prior art, the catalyst can realize the hydrogenation reaction of a substituted aromatic nitrocompound in the mild condition; substrate conversion rate and production selectivity are high; the catalyst has recyclable economy and good application prospect.

One aspect of the present invention relates to ligands for transition metals. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of catalysts comprising these ligands in transition metal-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. The subject methods provide improvements in many features of the transition metal-catalyzed reactions, including the range of suitable substrates, reaction conditions, and efficiency.

The invention provides a method of producing a graphene material from a starting graphitic material. In an embodiment, the method comprises: (a) dispersing the starting graphitic material in a liquid medium to form a graphite suspension; and (b) introducing the graphite suspension into a hydrodynamic cavitation reactor that generates and collapses cavitation or bubbles in the liquid medium to exfoliate and separate graphene planes from the starting graphitic material for producing the graphene material. The process is fast (minutes as opposed to hours or days of conventional processes), environmentally benign, and highly scalable. The reactor can concurrently perform the functions of graphene production, chemical functionalization, dispersion, and mixing with a polymer to make a composite.

One aspect of the present invention relates to novel ligands for transition metals. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of catalysts comprising these ligands in transition metal-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. The subject methods provide improvements in many features of the transition metal-catalyzed reactions, including the range of suitable substrates, reaction conditions, and efficiency.

The present invention generally relates to processes for the chemocatalytic conversion of a glucose source to an adipic acid product. The present invention includes processes for the conversion of glucose to an adipic acid product via glucaric acid or derivatives thereof. The present invention also includes processes comprising catalytic oxidation of glucose to glucaric acid or derivative thereof and processes comprising the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of glucaric acid or derivatives thereof to an adipic acid product. The present invention also includes products produced from adipic acid product and processes for the production thereof from such adipic acid product.

A 5-(3-cyanophenyl)-3-formylbenzoic acid compound of the formula (IV) is prepared by reacting a 5-bromo-3-(hydroxymethyl)benzoic acid compound of the formula (I) with manganese dioxide to provide a 5-bromo-3-formylbenzoic acid compound of the formula (II), and then reacting the resultant compound of the formula (II) with 3-cyanophenylboronic acid of the formula (III) in the presence of a palladium complex. R is a H atom or a C1-C10 alkyl group.

The invention discloses cyano phthalic diamide compounds, a preparation method thereof and use thereof as an agricultural chemical pesticide. The compounds are represented by a structural formula (1), wherein the substituent groups are defined in the description. The phthalic diamide compounds of the invention have wide spectrum pesticidal activities and are effective for epidoptera; particularly, the compounds have high activities for plutella xylostella, cotton bollworm, prodenia litura and the like, and a better effect can be achieved with a small dose of the phthalic diamide compounds.

An aromatic amine derivative with a special structure obtained by bonding a diphenylamino group having a substituent to a substituted pyrene structure; and a process for producing the aromatic amine derivative. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or as its mixture component. An organic electroluminescence device having a prolonged lifetime and emits blue light with an enhanced efficiency of light emission and an aromatic amine derivative realizing the device are provided.

The present invention is directed generally to a method of production of biobased chemicals, biofuels, and lignin residues from lignin sources, including waste lignin. This method may allow for selectively producing biobased chemicals, biofuels, and lignin residues from lignin sources using certain processing methods. The methods for production of these biobased chemicals, biofuels, and lignin residues may be provided by chemical-induced processing, catalytic oxidative lignin depolymerisation processing, and catalytic hydroprocessing. Further, the catalytic hydroprocessing from processes including catalytic reduction processing, catalytic hydrodeoxygenation processing, and / or catalytic / dehydrogenation processing may also be used. The method described herein also provides a means in which waste from the process(es) may be reduced and / or recycled.

The present invention provides methods and compositions for preparing 4-substituted 3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives by halohydrin dehalogenase-catalyzed conversion of 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives. The present invention further provides methods and compositions for preparing 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives by ketoreductase-catalyzed conversion of 4-halo-3-ketobutyric acid derivatives The present invention also provides methods and compositions for preparing vicinal cyano, hydroxyl substituted carboxylic acid esters.

The present invention discloses a process for preparing a nitrile compound, a carboxylic acid compound or a carboxylic acid ester compound represented by the formula (2): wherein R represents a cyano group, a carboxyl group or an ester group, R1 and R2 each represent a group which does not participate in the reaction, which may have a substituent, and R1 and R2 may be combined to each other to form a ring, which comprises subjecting an acetic acid compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R, R1 and R2 have the same meanings as defined above, to decarboxylation in the presence of a metal catalyst.

A process for the industrial synthesis and a new crystalline form of the compound of formula (I): Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating disorders of the melatoninergic system.

The present invention generally relates to processes for the chemocatalytic conversion of a carbohydrate source to an adipic acid product. The present invention includes processes for the conversion of a carbohydrate source to an adipic acid product via a furanic substrate, such as 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid or derivatives thereof. The present invention also includes processes for producing an adipic acid product comprising the catalytic hydrogenation of a furanic substrate to produce a tetrahydrofuranic substrate and the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of at least a portion of the tetrahydrofuranic substrate to an adipic acid product. The present invention also includes products produced from adipic acid product and processes for the production thereof from such adipic acid product.

The present invention relates to a method for preparation of organofluoro compounds containing radioactive isotope fluorine-18. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparation of organofluoro compound [18F]florbetaben or [18F]AV-45 having <Chemistry Formula 11> and <Chemistry Formula 12>, respectively, by reacting fluorine salt containing radioactive isotope fluorine-18 with alkyl halide or alkyl sulfonate in the presence of alcohol of Chemistry Formula 1 as a solvent to obtain high yield of organofluoro compound. Synthesis reaction according to the present invention may be carried out under mild condition to give high yield of the organofluoro compounds and the reaction time is decreased, and thereby is suitable for the mass production of the organofluoro compounds.

The present invention provides novel processes for purifying anastrozole, devoid of using liquid chromatography. The purification processes are via the isolated anastrozole salt forms, either by crystallization or by selective acidic extractions, and optionally in both cases, converting the purified anastrozole salt to anastrozole base. Also provided is an improved process for the synthesis of anastrozole, which is obtained by alkylating the isolated and purified starting material 3,5-bis(2-cyanoprop-2-yl)benzylbromide, the process being devoid of using toxic, hazardous and environmental unfriendly solvents and reagents.

This invention provides a method of making (S)-(+)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid (pregabalin) or a salt thereof via an asymmetric hydrogenation synthesis. Pregabalin is useful for the treatment and prevention of seizure disorders, pain, and psychotic disorders. The invention also provides intermediates useful in the production of pregabalin.

The present invention provides a processes, having practical utility, for preparing 2-oxindoles, N-hydroxy-2-oxindoles, or mixtures thereof comprising: catalytically hydrogenating a 2-nitroarylmalonate diester to produce a 2-(N-hydroxyamino)arylmalonate diester, a 2-aminoarylmalonate diester, or mixtures thereof as a first reaction intermediate; cyclizing, by intramolecular aminolysis of one ester group, the first reaction intermediate to produce a N-hydroxy-2-oxindole-3-carboxylate ester, 2-oxindole-3-carboxylate ester, or mixtures thereof as a second reaction intermediate; and hydrolyzing and decarboxylating the remaining ester group of the second reaction intermediate to produce the N-hydroxy-2-oxindole, the 2-oxindole, or mixtures thereof, wherein the cyclization reaction and the hydrolysis and decarboxylation reaction are conducted in situ with the catalytic hydrogenation reaction without isolation of said reaction intermediates.

The present invention generally relates to processes for the chemocatalytic conversion of a glucose source to an adipic acid product. The present invention includes processes for the conversion of glucose to an adipic acid product via glucaric acid or derivatives thereof. The present invention also includes processes comprising catalytic oxidation of glucose to glucaric acid or derivative thereof and processes comprising the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of glucaric acid or derivatives thereof to an adipic acid product. The present invention also includes products produced from adipic acid product and processes for the production thereof from such adipic acid product.

Methods for preparing oxindole and thio-oxindole compounds are provided, which compounds are useful as precursors to useful pharmaceutical compounds. Specifically provided are methods for preparing 5-pyrrole-3,3-oxindole compounds and 5-(7-fluoro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-5-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carbonitrile. Also provided are methods for preparing iminobenzo[b]thiophene and benzo[b]thiophenone compounds.

The invention provides a magnetic zeolite imidazate metal organic skeletal material, preparation thereof and application to liquid phase condensation catalytic reaction, and the invention belongs to the field of magnetic zeolite imidazate metal organic skeletal material technology. The invention employs FeCl3.6H2O to prepare Fe3O4 core with superparamagnetism, and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide is used as a template, and sodium silicate is used as silicon source of SiO2 casing layer, and a SiO2 casing layer with meso pores is formed on Fe3O4 using supersonic wave, and template is roasted and removed under N2 after drying, and magnetic SiO2@Fe3O4 nanospheres are prepared. imidazate metal organic skeletal structure is formed on surface of magnetic core SiO2@Fe3O4 with Zn or Co metal ions and 2-methylimidazole or benzimidazole ligand by in-situ self assembly using supersonic wave, and the magnetic ZIFs@SiO2@Fe3O4 material is obtained. The ZIF material is used for liquid phase condensation reaction catalysis.

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing a metal N-heterocyclic carbene complex. The method comprises the following steps of: adding a nickel N-heterocyclic carbene complex and a metal precursor at a molar ratio of 1: (0.5-2) in an organic solvent such as acetonitrile, acetone or nitromethane, and reacting for 1-24 hours at the temperature of 35-70 DEG C; and after the reaction is completed, crystallizing and purifying so as to obtain the metal N-heterocyclic carbene complex. The method has the advantages of mild reaction conditions, simplicity in post-treatment and high yield; a cheap and available N-heterocyclic carbene complex is used so as to replace the traditional silver N-heterocyclic carbene complex to serve as a carbene transfer reagent, which is a further development for the synthesis method of the metal N-heterocyclic carbene complex, thus a foundation is laid for industrialized application of a transition metal N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst.

There is provided composite nano-particles comprising nano-crystal particles dispersed stably and individually in suspension in high concentration without mutual aggregation of the nano-particles. A determined amount of pure water or deionized water is poured into a reactor, into which is introduced nitrogen gas at rate of 300 cm3 / min for a given time while agitating with a stirrer to remove dissolved oxygen in the pure water, allowing to stand in an atmosphere of nitrogen. Next, the inside of the reactor is maintained in an atmosphere of nitrogen and sodium citrate as a dispersion-stabilizing agent, an aqueous solution of MPS as a surface-modifying agent, an anion aqueous solution for co-precipitation as a nano-crystal and a cation aqueous solution are added, in that order. Then, an aqueous solution of sodium silicate is added to the reactor, which is then allowed to stand in the dark place in an atmosphere of nitrogen after agitation. At that time, a vitrification-inhibiting agent may be added in order to inhibit the growth of glass layer.

The present invention belongs to the field of high molecular synthetic material, and is especially one kind of double end group o-phthalonitrile-benzo oxazine resin, and its solidified substance and preparation process. The present invention provides one kind of 4-aminophenoxyl-o-phthalonitrile monomer and the double end group o-phthalonitrile-benzo oxazine resin therewith. The double end group o-phthalonitrile-benzo oxazine resin has excellent curing reaction activity, low temperature curing performance similar to that of benzo oxazine resin, heat resistance similar to that of o-phthalonitrile resin, greatly lowered curing temperature and capacity of use in high temperature condition. The preparation process is simple and controllable, and the product has excellent application foreground.

The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of N-aryl amine compounds. The process of the present invention involves reacting a compound having an amino group with an arylating compound in the presence of a base and a transition metal catalyst under reaction conditions effective to form an N-aryl amine compound, the transition metal catalyst comprising a Group 8 metal and at least one chelating ligand selected from the group consisting of bisphosphines having at least one stearically hindered alkyl substituent. The formed products are valuable intermediates in the pharmaceutical and polymer fields.

The present invention relates to purified 3-methanesulfonylpropionitrile or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for preparing such compound. The compound has at least 90% (w / w) purity. The present invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprises the purified compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is further directed to a method for treating inflammation, inflammatory-related disorders, or pain, by administering 3-methanesulfonylpropionitrile or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof to a subject in need thereof.

This invention provides a process for producing a 5-hydroxy-3-oxopentanoic acid, a useful pharmaceutical intermediate, easily from a readily available, inexpensive starting material without using any extraordinary production equipment such as a very-low-temperature reactor.Thus, this invention provides a process for producing a 5-hydroxy-3-oxopentanoic acidwhich comprises permitting a lithium amide to act upon a mixture of an acetic acid ester and a 3-hydroxypropionic acid derivative at not below -20° C.Further, this invention also provides a process for producing a 5-hydroxy-3-oxopentanoic acidwhich comprises treating a mixture of an acetic acid ester and a 3-hydroxypropionic acid derivative with a Grignard reagent to prepare a mixture of a compound and an acetic acid ester of the above formula (I),and permitting a lithium amide to act upon the mixture at a temperature not below -20° C.

The present invention provides a process for producing an amino acid N-carboxyanhydride, which comprises reacting an amino acid or a derivative thereof with a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 represent the same or different electron-withdrawing substituents and each independently are an optionally substituted acyl group, an optionally substituted alkyloxycarbonyl group, an optionally substituted perfluoroalkyl group, an optionally substituted perchloroalkyl group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, or a nitro group; and a and b are the same or different and each are an integer of 1-5.