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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. 09, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takao Ikariya, Nagoya, JP;
Takeshi Ohkuma, Aichi-gun, JP;
Hirohito Ooka, Nagoya, JP;
Shohei Hashiguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Nobuo Seido, Yokohama, JP;
Ryoji Noyori, Nisshin, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568814 ; 568855 ; 568861 ; 549475 ; 549 70 ; 546340 ; 544242 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for producing a alcohol including an optically active alcohol by hydrogenating a carbonyl compound in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst, a base and a nitrogen-containing organic compound. Thus, the reaction employs an inexpensive catalyst and proceeds in high yield and high efficiency.