ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,537, issued on Sept. 29.
"Internal diene compounds and their Pt complexes for catalyzed reactions including hydrosilylation" was invented by Aroop Kumar Roy (Mechanicville, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Internal dienes (including supported versions) and their Periodic Groups IX, X and Pt Group Metal Complexes as catalysts for hydrosilylation/coupling reactions. A process for the hydrosilylation of an unsaturated compound comprising reacting (a) a silyl or siloxy hydride with (b) an unsaturated compound in the presence of (c) one or more platinum complex containing said internal dienic ligand or (d) a platinum compound and one ...