Appeal No. 95-0865 Application 08/08/007,950 (2) a nitro-substituted benzene sulfonyloxy group, or (3) a fluorosylfonyloxy; c. Y is chloro, bromo, or iodo; 1 d. R , R , R and R are independently selected from1 2 3 4 the group consisting of (a) straight or branched chain alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons and (b) substituted straight or branched chain alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons; (1) [where] substituted straight or branched chain alkyl of 1 to 10 carbons refers to such alkyl groups having one, two, or three substituents selected from the group consisting of (a) alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbons and (b) aryl; and (2) [where] aryl refers to phenyl and phenyl having one, two, or three substituents selected from the group consisting of (a) alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons, (b) alkoxy of 1 yo 6 carbons, [and] (c) chloro, bromo, iodo and fluoro. 5. Insofar as we have been able to determine, applicants' specification does not describe any particular advantage of the claimed process vis-à-vis prior art processes described in the specification (e.g., those at page 2, line 1 through page 3, line 14). - 5 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007