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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:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jing Li, Edison, NJ (US);
David M Tschaen, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Zhiguo Song, Edison, NJ (US);
Mangzu Zhao, Edison, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562419 ; 568322 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an oxidation which converts a primary or secondary alcohol of Formula II: ##STR1## to an acid or ketone of Formula I: ##STR2## with periodic acid and a catalytic amount of a chromium reagent.