Isp Investments Inc.

Krishnamurthy Nacharaju

Osama M Musa

Michael A Tallon

Donald I Prettypaul

Hani M Fares

Christophe Buron

Paul D Taylor

Mousumi Ghosh

Andrew Mola

Mustafa Rehmanji

Ilya Makarovsky

Cristian Grigoras

Satish C Nigam

Anna A Gripp

Mark J Cooney

Giovanni Onnembo

Larry A Crabtree

Christopher J Toney

Bala Balasanmugam

Joycelyn Yapchulay

UV-absorbing polymers are provided that have at least one anhydride repeating unit that is covalently attached to at least one UV-absorbing moiety selected from the group consisting of functionalized dibenzoylmethanes, benzophenone sulfonamides, triphenyl triazines, and combinations thereof. Also provided are formulations comprising the UV-absorbing polymers.

UV-absorbing polymers and formulations thereof

UV-absorbing compounds are provided that have at least one reactive hydrogen. These compounds have structures: wherein the generic notations have meanings as described herein. Also provided are formulations comprising a UV-absorbing compounds.

UV-absorbing compounds with at least one reactive hydrogen

A photo protective topical composition, comprising: (i) at least one functional active; and (ii) at least one solubilizing compound having the structure of Formula I: wherein R is C-Ccycloalkyl or linear or branched alkylcycloalkyl, wherein the ring size is C-C; R, R, and Rare each independently selected from the group consisting of H, and linear or branched C-Calkyl, provided that at least two of R, R, Rare H; wherein the solubilizing compound is present in an amount effective to solubilize said functional active. Also disclosed is a method for treating skin, lips, nails, hair, ears, eyelashes, eyebrows and/or scalp with an effective amount of composition.

Solubilizing agents for active or functional organic compounds

The invention provides polymers comprising repeating units derived from (a) from 16% by weight to about 35% by weight of said polymer of at least one N-vinyl lactam monomer; (b) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of functionalized and unfunctionalized C-Calkyl (meth)acrylates, C-Calkyl (meth)acrylamides and combinations thereof; and (c) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of functionalized and unfunctionalized C-Cbranched alkyl (meth)acrylates, C-Cbranched alkyl (meth)acrylamides, and combinations thereof; wherein the polymer has a glass transition temperature of greater than about 45&#xb0; C. The invention further provides various compositions, such as, personal care, sun care, coatings, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polymers described herein. The invention furthermore provides water-resistant sun care compositions comprising the polymers described herein. Subscripts x, y and z are described herein. (Formula (I)) 

Vinyl lactam-derived polymers, compositions thereof having enhanced water-resistance, and methods of use thereof

Provided is a method of treatment of an alcoholic beverage, particularly beer or wine, for removing ingredient(s) causing undesirable sulfury and/or fatty flavor(s), by contacting the beverage with a composition having a polymer-hydrogen peroxide complex, wherein the polymer is derived from at least one N-vinyl lactam monomer, and wherein the hydrogen peroxide is present in an amount from about 1% by weight to about 50% by weight of the complex. Provided further is a method of treatment of an alcoholic beverage to remove at least (a) at least one ingredient causing at least one undesirable sulfury and/or fatty flavor, and (b) at least one ingredient causing colloidal haze, including contacting the beverage with a composition described herein. Provided furthermore is an alcoholic beverage obtained by the method(s) of treatment described herein.

Methods of treatment to improve the quality of alcoholic beverages using vinyl lactam-derived polymer-hydrogen peroxide complexes

The present invention provides amic acids and imides derived from a polymer comprising: (a) maleic anhydride, (b) a first C-Calkyl vinyl ether monomer, and (c) a second C-Calkyl vinyl ether monomer, wherein the polymer contains an amic acid or an imide group. The polymers containing an amic acid or an imide group of the invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions, particularly in oral care compositions. Non-limiting generic structures of the amidic polymers are set out below: (I) wherein R-R, M, a, b, c, d, e, and f are defined herein. 

Amic acids and imides derived from terpolymers

A process for the synthesis of linear &#x3b1;,&#x3c9;-diolefins from an allylic substrate comprises the steps of a) forming the bis-Grignard reagent XMgCH(CH)CHMgX from an &#x3b1;,&#x3c9;-acyclic dihalide with X being a halogen; b) preparing a solution comprising an allylic substrate and a copper catalyst; c) catalyzing a coupling reaction by adding to the solution of step (b) the bis-Grignard reagent of step (a); and d) isolating and purifying the &#x3b1;,&#x3c9;-olefin coupling reaction product.

Method for the production of &#x3b1;, &#x3c9;-olefins by using the copper catalyzed coupling reaction of a Grignard reagent with an allylic substrate

A method of producing gabapentin (1-amino-methyl)-1-cyclohexaneacetic acid) from its hydrochloric salt in an anhydrous medium, the method consisting of:

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