Patent Watch Archive

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May 20
Oxidative dehydrogenation is the key to butadiene production.
May 14
These compounds may add to the cancer drug arsenal.
May 6
Make a purer hydrazide intermediate by changing processing conditions.
April 22
Here’s a greener process for making fragrance components.
April 15
Here’s a better way to make a food animal weight-gain drug.
April 8
These phosphodiesterase inhibitors may eventually treat neurological diseases.
April 1
Make byproduct-free monoethylene glycol in one reactor.
March 25
Find better ways to make old and new epilepsy drugs.
March 18
Find a safer way to make an herbicide precursor.
March 11
Make “green” p-xylene from 2,5-dimethylfuran and ethylene.
March 4
These TRPV4 antagonists may help treat many medical disorders.
February 25
These selective aldosterone synthase inhibitors may lead to new drugs for kidney disease.
February 18
Choose the right starting materials for a chiral drug synthesis.
February 11
Will biobutanol replace bioethanol?
February 4
Here’s a safer, less expensive way to make a key intermediate.
January 28
Enhance the synthesis of a bladder disorder drug intermediate.
January 21
Recycle ethylene glycol in the manufacture of dimethyl carbonate.
January 14
These insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor inhibitors may help fight cancer.
January 7
Here’s an improved synthesis of an ADHD drug.

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