MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611108633 A) filed by Sharda University on September 10, 2026, for Phenanthroline-Assisted Tertiary C-H Bond Activation In Copper(ii)-Schiff Base Complexes.
Inventors include Dr. Preeti Jain; Dr. Suman Mallick; and Dr. Misbah Shahid.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for functionalizing a tertiary C-H bond adjacent to an imine group in a Schiff base ligand and to a corresponding copper(II) complex compound. The method comprises providing a Schiff base ligand having a tertiary carbon atom (C8) bearing a tertiary C–H bond adjacent to an imine...