MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641051865 A) filed by Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, on April 23, for 'a process for the preparation of novel benzothiophene-substituted imidazolium salts as n-heterocyclic carbene precursors.'

Inventor(s) include Kasula Mamatha; Prabhakar Myadaraveni; Ramu Guda; Rambabu Palabindela; and Srinivas Nerella.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A Process for the Preparation of Novel Benzothiophene-Substituted Imidazolium Salts as N-Heterocyclic Carbene Precursors. The present invention relates to the synthesis and compositions ...