Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Molecular catalysts for selective hydrogenolysis of amides
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Application No.: US16409522Application Date: 2019-05-10
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Publication No.: US11111257B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Jürgen Klankermayer , Stefan Westhues , Walter Leitner , Robert Thomas Hembre
- Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
- Applicant Address: US TN Kingsport
- Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
- Current Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Kingsport
- Agency: Phan Law Group PLLC
- Main IPC: C07F9/50
- IPC: C07F9/50 ; C07F15/00 ; B01J31/22 ; B01J31/24

Abstract:
A compound by the name 1,1,1-tris(di(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)phosphino-methyl)ethane. The compound can be represented by the structure of formula (I): The compound is useful as a ligand for ruthenium to form an organometallic complex. The complex is an active catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of amides to form amines and optionally alcohols.
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