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US3349140A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Using ruthenium catalysts to prepare cis-isomers of polycyclic aromatics

Assignee: Standard Oil Co
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Filing: 1966-10-28
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1986-10-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred W Weitkamp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 08:46
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/04; C07; C07C; C07C5/00; C07C5/02; C07C5/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF CIS-ISOMERS OF HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS HAVING 2-3 FUSED CYCLIC UNITS WHEREIN SAID INCREASED AMOUNT IS GREATER THAN 90% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CIS-ISOMERS AND TRANS-ISOMERS WHICH PROCESS COMRISES CONTACTING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON WITH A CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF RUTHENIUM ON A NON-HYDROGENATING SUPPORT IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROGEN-AFFORDING GAS UNDER HYDROGENATION CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 25*C. AND ABOUT 200*C. AND A SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WHICH DOES NOT EXCEED 3000 P.S.I.G.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF CIS-ISOMERS OF HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS HAVING 2-3 FUSED CYCLIC UNITS WHEREIN SAID INCREASED AMOUNT IS GREATER THAN 90% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CIS-ISOMERS AND TRANS-ISOMERS WHICH PROCESS COMRISES CONTACTING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON WITH A CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF RUTHENIUM ON A NON-HYDROGENATING SUPPORT IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROGEN-AFFORDING GAS UNDER HYDROGENATION CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 25*C. AND ABOUT 200*C. AND A SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WHICH DOES NOT EXCEED 3000 P.S.I.G.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3183278A Cited

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-10-23 1971-04-24 1971-10-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-23 1979-04-24 1979-10-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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