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Synthesis of Heteroatom Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Case No. 2019-232)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed an approach for synthesizing nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with high yield. Background: There is a widespread use of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds in small-molecule pharmaceutical intermediates. There is also a growing need...

Published: 11/18/2024 | Inventor(s): Neil Garg, Evan Darzi, Joyann Barber

Keywords(s): Catalysts, Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Displays, Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Optics, Photonics

Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Optics & Photonics, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Chemical > Synthesis, Electrical > Displays

Preparation of Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) (Case No. 2023-172)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed a novel method to produce hexahydrocannabinols, which are derivatives of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis. Background: As the cannabis industry evolves with changing legal and societal opinions, derivatives of the psychoactive components of marijuana,...

Published: 5/30/2024 | Inventor(s): Neil Garg, Daniel Nasrallah

Keywords(s): cannabinoid, cannabis, catalytic hydrogenation, delta 8, delta 9, diastereomer, enantioenriched, enantiospecific, hexahydrocannabinol, hexahydrocannabinols (HHC), hydrogen atom transfer, hydrogenation, marijuana, Nutraceuticals, Recreational cannabis products, tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Emulsions, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Oncology

Cross Coupling of Phenolic Derivatives

UC Case No. 2009-085 SUMMARY:Investigators at UCLA have identified a new reaction that enables carbon-carbon bonds and carbon-heteroatom bonds to be introduced into organic molecules. The reaction is cost-effective and highly efficient. BACKGROUND:Synthesis of organic molecules plays a vital role in modern society: carbon-carbon and carbon heteroatom...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Neil Garg, Kyle Quasdorf, Xia Tian

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Category(s): Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing

Synthesis of Heteroatom Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heterocyclic Larock Annulations for the Synthesis of Novel Optoelectronic Materials

UC Case Nos. 2019-232 and 2019-959SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed an approach to synthesizing nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with high yield and desirable photophysical properties as well as a modular platform to synthesize small molecules with photophysical properties that...

Published: 4/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Neil Garg

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Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Chemical > Synthesis, Optics & Photonics, Electrical > Displays, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar

Identification and Development of Dual nSMase2-AChE Inhibitors for Neurodegenerative Disorders (UCLA Case No. 2019-279)

UCLA researchers in the Department of Neurology, and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed small molecule inhibitors of both the neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) as novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders caused by protein aggregation. BACKGROUND: Neurodegenerative diseases such...

Published: 10/24/2024 | Inventor(s): Varghese John, Neil Garg

Keywords(s): Cns, Therapeutics & Vaccines

Category(s): Therapeutics, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology

2018-028 PATHWAY-DEPENDENT INHIBITION OF PROTEOPATHIC SEED TRANSMISSION

Pathway-Dependent Inhibition Of Proteopathic Seed TransmissionSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Neurology have developed a novel approach to stop the propagation of proteopathic diseases, which could be applied to wide range of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.BACKGROUNDProteopathy...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Neil Garg, Varghese John, Kanagasabai Vadivel, Barbara Jagodzinska, Tina Bilousova

Keywords(s): Cns, Life Science Research Tools, Targets And Assays, Therapeutics & Vaccines

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology