Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'A Novel Cobalt Catalyst For Organic Reactions And Process Thereof' Filed by Ashoka University

MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411029064 A) filed by Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, on April 10, 2024, for 'a novel cobalt catalyst for organic reactions and process thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Prof. Vidya Dnyaneshwar Avasare.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "There are many benefits to organometallic catalysis, especially in 5 homogeneous catalysis for C(sp2)-H bond activation and new C-C bond formation reactions. These catalysts, which are mainly transition metal complexes with organic ligands, are very reactive and selective, which increases the ra...