Owner Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Inventors Hammond, Deborah Camille; Dolling, Ulf H.; Lieberman, David Ross; Brewer, Sarah Elizabeth; Davies, Antony John; Brands, Karel Marie Joseph; Scott, Jeremy Peter

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2005214131

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/080309

Priority 60/546,343 20.02.04 US

Filing date 16 February 2005

Wipo publication date 1 September 2005

Acceptance publication date 16 December 2010

C07C 59/56 (2006.01) Compounds having carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms and containing any of the groups OH, O-metal, CHO, keto, ether, groups, groups, or groups

C07C 51/353 (2006.01) Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides, or anhydrides

C07C 51/60 (2006.01) Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides, or anhydrides

C07C 53/23 (2006.01) Saturated compounds having only one carboxyl group bound to an acyclic carbon atom or hydrogen

C07C 57/62 (2006.01) Unsaturated compounds having carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms

C07C 315/02 (2006.01) Preparation of sulfones

C07C 319/14 (2006.01) Preparation of thiols, sulfides, hydropolysulfides or polysulfides

C07C 319/16 (2006.01) Preparation of thiols, sulfides, hydropolysulfides or polysulfides

C07C 317/44 (2006.01) Sulfones

C07C 323/61 (2006.01) Thiols, sulfides, hydropolysulfides or polysulfides substituted by halogen, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, or by sulfur atoms not being part of thio groups