ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,355, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to RALLIS INDIA Ltd. (Maharashtra, India).

"Process for preparation of mesotrione and its intermediates" was invented by A.S. Paniraj (Karnataka, India), Suresh D. Kumar (Karnataka, India) and Adithya S.V.R. (Karnataka, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a new and improved process for preparation of intermediate compounds and synthesis of mesotrione therefrom. The present disclosure provides an economical, efficient and eco-friendly process for preparation of mesotrione."

The patent was filed on July 31, 2021, under Application No. 18/019,070.

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