MUMBAI, India, April 4 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202321044177 A) filed by Hikal Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, on June 30, 2023, for 'an improved process for the preparation of 4-acetyl-2-methyl-benzonitrile.'

Inventor(s) include Rama Shankar; Nimesh Chandra; Ravindra Landge; Nisar Sayyad; Rahul Patil; and Monish More.

The application for the patent was published on April 4, under issue no. 14/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of 4-acetyl-2-methyl-benzonitrile of formula (I). The present invention further provides an improved process for the preparation of isoxazoline derivatives using...