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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald W Stoutamire, Modesto, CA (US);
Walter Dong, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
558351 ; 546300 ; 558405 ; 558410 ; 558388 ;
Abstract
Preparation of certain optically-active alpha-hydroxynitriles or a mixture enriched therein comprises treating an aldehyde with hydrogen cyanide in a substantially water-immiscible, aprotic solvent in the presence of a cyclo(D-phenylalanyl-D-histidine) as a catalyst.