Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
568
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
		This Class 568 is considered to be an integral part of Class 260 (see the Class 260 schedule for the position of this Class in schedule hierarchy). This Class retains all pertinent definitions and class lines of Class 260.
		ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (Class 532, Subclass 1)
1		. BORON CONTAINING
2		. . Phosphorus containing
3		. . Plural borons containing
4		. . . Ten or more borons containing (e.g., decaborane, etc.)
5		. . . . Sulfur, oxygen, halogen or Group IA or IIA light metal containing
6		. . Sulfur, oxygen, halogen or Group IA or IIA light metal containing
7		. . Tri-acyclic-hydrocarbyl boron
8		. PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING
9		. . Phosphonium derivative
10		. . . Plural phosphori containing
11		. . . Sulfur or oxygen containing
12		. . Ring phosphorus containing
13		. . Sulfur or oxygen containing
14		. . . Sulfur or oxygen bonded directly to phosphorus
15		. . . . And sulfur or oxygen bonded indirectly to phosphorus
16		. . Halogen containing
17		. . Benzene ring containing
18		. SULFUR CONTAINING
19		. . With preservative or stabilizer
20		. . Thiocarbonyl containing (e.g., thioketone containing, etc.)
21		. . Sulfur bonded directly to sulfur (e.g., disulfides, etc.)
22		. . . Oxygen containing
23		. . . . Sulfur or oxygen bonded directly to a ring
24		. . . Halogen containing
25		. . . Benzene ring containing
26		. . . Preparing by reacting a thiol or mercaptide (i.e., reactant contains -SH or -SM where M is a Group IA or IIA light metal)
27		. . Oxygen bonded directly to sulfur (e.g., sulfoxides, etc.)
28		. . . Plural oxygens bonded directly to the same sulfur (e.g., sulfones, etc.)
29		. . . . Thiol or thioether containing
30		. . . . Nitrogen containing
31		. . . . Carbonyl containing (e.g., ketone containing, etc.)
32		. . . . Oxy containing
33		. . . . . Oxy bonded directly to a ring
34		. . . . Plural rings containing
35		. . . . Plural halogens containing
36		. . . Nitrogen or plural sulfurs containing
37		. . . Carbonyl or oxy containing (e.g., ketone containing, etc.)
38		. . Thioethers
39		. . . Oxygen containing
40		. . . . Group IA or IIA light metal containing
41		. . . . Carbonyl containing (e.g., aldehyde containing, etc.)
42		. . . . . Ketone containing
43		. . . . . . Oxy or halogen containing
44		. . . . Nitrogen containing
45		. . . . Plural oxygens containing
46		. . . . . Polyhydroxy
47		. . . . . . Plural rings containing
48		. . . . . . . Plural rings bonded directly to the same sulfur
49		. . . . . Plural rings containing
50		. . . . . Thiol or plural thioethers containing
51		. . . . Oxygen bonded directly to a ring
52		. . . . . Plural rings containing
53		. . . . . . Plural rings bonded directly to the same sulfur
54		. . . . . Sulfur bonded directly to a ring
55		. . . . Hydroxy containing
56		. . . Halogen containing
57		. . . Thiol or plural thioethers containing
58		. . . Plural rings containing
59		. . . Acyclic
60		. . . . Symmetrical (e.g., dimethyl sulfide, etc.)
61		. . Thiol or mercaptide containing (i.e., -SH or -SM containing where M is a Group IA or IIA light metal)
62		. . . Oxygen containing
63		. . . . Carbonyl containing (e.g., ketone containing, etc.)
64		. . . . . Oxygen bonded directly to a ring
65		. . . Halogen containing
66		. . . Polythiol
67		. . . Benzene ring containing
68		. . . . Preparing by utilizing halogen, heavy metal, or aluminum containing material
69		. . . Acyclic
70		. . . . Preparing by reacting hydrogen sulfide or a metal hydrosulfide
71		. . . . . And an organic hydroxy containing reactant (H of -OH may be replaced by a Group IA or IIA light metal)
72		. . . . . And a reactant having carbon to carbon unsaturation
73		. . . . . . Boron, phosphorus, or silicon containing material utilized
74		. . Halogen containing
75		. . Oxygen containing
76		. . . Nitro or nitroso containing
77		. . Ring containing
300		. OXYGEN CONTAINING (E.G., PERCHLORYLBENZENE, ETC.)
301		. . Ketenes (e.g., halogenated ketenes, etc.)
302		. . . Ketene per se (i.e., HCH=C=O)
303		. . Ketones
304		. . . With preservative or stabilizer
305		. . . Nitrogen containing
306		. . . . Benzene ring containing
307		. . . . Acyclic
308		. . . Benzene ring containing
309		. . . . Processes
310		. . . . . Isomerization
311		. . . . . Carbon monoxide or peroxy containing reactant
312		. . . . . Aldehyde or ketone reactant
313		. . . . . . Aldehyde reacted with ketone
314		. . . . . . Reactant contains -COO- group
315		. . . . . . Oxy containing reactant
316		. . . . . . Halogen containing reactant
317		. . . . . . Alicyclic unsaturated or acyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon reactant
318		. . . . . . Gaseous hydrogen reactant or Group IA or IIA light metal containing material utilized
319		. . . . . Reactant contains -COO- group
320		. . . . . Oxidation of organic compound utilizing gaseous oxygen
321		. . . . . . Plural rings in ketone prepared
322		. . . . . Oxy containing reactant
323		. . . . . Halogen containing reactant (e.g., dehydrohalogenation, etc.)
324		. . . . . Purification or recovery
325		. . . . Plural rings containing
326		. . . . . Polycyclo ring system
327		. . . . . . Bicyclo ring system
328		. . . . . . . Naphthyl ring system
329		. . . . . Alicyclic ring containing
330		. . . . . . Five-membered alicyclic ring
331		. . . . . Carbonyl bonded directly to benzene ring
332		. . . . . . Two benzene rings bonded directly to the same carbonyl (i.e., benzophenones)
333		. . . . . . . Oxy containing
334		. . . . . . Chalcones
335		. . . . Carbonyl bonded directly to benzene ring (i.e., acetophenones)
336		. . . . . Oxy containing
337		. . . . . . Oxy bonded directly to benzene ring
338		. . . Processes of preparing, purifying, or recovering alicyclic ring containing ketones
339		. . . . Camphor per se or salt thereof
340		. . . . . Purification or recovery
341		. . . . Isomerization
342		. . . . Carbon monoxide or peroxy containing reactant
343		. . . . Aldehyde or ketone reactant
344		. . . . . Oxidation utilizing gaseous oxygen
345		. . . . . Aldehyde reacted with ketone
346		. . . . . Reactant contains -COO- group
347		. . . . . Oxy containing reactant
348		. . . . . Halogen containing reactant
349		. . . . . Acyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon reactant
350		. . . . . Gaseous hydrogen reactant or Group IA or IIA light metal containing material utilized
351		. . . . . Nitrogen containing material utilized
352		. . . . . Boron, phosphorus, or sulfur containing material utilized
353		. . . . . Ketone reacted with ketone
354		. . . . Reactant contains -COO- group
355		. . . . . Plural -COO- groups in the reactant
356		. . . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation in the reactant
357		. . . . Oxidation of organic compound utilizing gaseous oxygen
358		. . . . . Plural stages each having oxidation
359		. . . . . Boron containing material utilized
360		. . . . . Heavy metal containing material utilized
361		. . . . Oxy containing reactant
362		. . . . . Phenol containing reactant
363		. . . . . Inorganic oxygen containing reactant
364		. . . . Halogen containing reactant
365		. . . . Unsaturated hydrocarbon reactant
366		. . . . Purification or recovery
367		. . . Plural alicyclic rings containing
368		. . . . Polycyclo ring system
369		. . . . . Tetracyclo ring system (e.g., homo steroids, etc.)
370		. . . . . . The tetracyclo ring system consists of two five-membered and two six membered cyclos (e.g., B-nor-testosterone, etc.)
371		. . . . . . . The six-membered rings are fused to each other (e.g., A-nor-progesterone, etc.)
372		. . . . . . The tetracyclo ring system consists of four six-membered cyclos (e.g., D homo-androstane, etc.)
373		. . . . . Tricyclo ring system
374		. . . . . Bicyclo ring system
375		. . . Containing alicyclic ring having at least seven members
376		. . . Six-membered alicyclic ring containing
377		. . . . Unsaturation in the ring
378		. . . . . 2,6,6-Trialkylcyclohexenyl (e.g., vitamin A derivatives, etc.)
379		. . . Five-membered alicyclic ring containing
380		. . . . Halogen containing
381		. . . Four-membered alicyclic ring containing
382		. . . Acyclic
383		. . . . Processes
384		. . . . . Isomerization
385		. . . . . Peroxy containing reactant
386		. . . . . Ring containing reactant
387		. . . . . Carbon monoxide reactant
388		. . . . . Aldehyde or ketone reactant
389		. . . . . . Oxidation of organic compound utilizing gaseous oxygen
390		. . . . . . Aldehyde reacted with ketone
391		. . . . . . Oxy containing reactant
392		. . . . . . . The oxy and the aldehyde or ketone are in the same reactant
393		. . . . . . Halogen containing reactant
394		. . . . . . . The halogen and the aldehyde or ketone are in the same reactant
395		. . . . . . Acyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon reactant
396		. . . . . . Gaseous hydrogen reactant or Group IA or IIA light metal containing material utilized
397		. . . . . Reactant contains -COO- group
398		. . . . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation in the reactant
398.8		. . . . . Oxidation of hydrocarbon mixtures
399		. . . . . Oxidation of organic compound utilizing gaseous oxygen
400		. . . . . . Unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon reactant
401		. . . . . . . Ag, Au, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, Ru, or Os containing catalyst utilized
402		. . . . . . Hydroxy containing reactant
403		. . . . . Oxy containing reactant
404		. . . . . . Phosphorus, sulfur, or halogen containing material utilized
405		. . . . . . Ether or polyhydroxy containing compound utilized
406		. . . . . . Aluminum or silicon containing material utilized
407		. . . . . Halogen containing reactant
408		. . . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation in reactant
409		. . . . . . Acetylenic unsaturation in the reactant
410		. . . . . Purification or recovery
411		. . . . . . Acetone or haloacetone purified or recovered
412		. . . . Plural carbonyls containing
413		. . . . . Oxy containing
414		. . . . Oxy or peroxy containing
415		. . . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation containing
416		. . . . . Halogen containing
417		. . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation containing
418		. . . . . Halogen containing
419		. . . . Halogen containing
420		. . Aldehydes
421		. . . With preservative or stabilizer
422		. . . . Formaldehyde with preservative or stabilizer
423		. . . Nitrogen containing
424		. . . . Benzene ring containing
425		. . . Benzene ring containing
426		. . . . Processes
427		. . . . . Isomerization
428		. . . . . Carbon monoxide reactant (e.g., carbonylation, etc.)
429		. . . . . . Hydroformylation by reacting ethylenically unsaturated compound, carbon monoxide and gaseous hydrogen
430		. . . . . Ozone reactant or peroxy containing reactant
431		. . . . . Oxidation of organic compound utilizing gaseous oxygen
432		. . . . . . Oxy containing aldehyde formed
433		. . . . . Aldehyde reactant
434		. . . . . . Gaseous hydrogen reactant
435		. . . . . Reactant contains -COO- group
436		. . . . . Nitrogen containing material utilized
437		. . . . . Halogen containing reactant
438		. . . . . Purification or recovery
439		. . . . Polycyclo ring system
440		. . . . . Bicyclo ring system
441		. . . . . . Oxy containing
442		. . . . Oxy containing
443		. . . Preparing alicyclic ring containing aldehyde by isomerization
444		. . . Preparing alicyclic ring containing aldehyde by hydroformylation by reacting ethylenically unsaturated compound, carbon monoxide, and gaseous hydrogen only
445		. . . Polycyclo-alicyclic ring system
446		. . . Unsaturated alicyclic ring containing
447		. . . . 2,6,6-Trialkylcyclohexenyl (e.g., vitamin A derivatives, etc.)
448		. . . Acyclic
449		. . . . Processes
450		. . . . . Isomerization
451		. . . . . Hydroformylation by reacting ethylenically unsaturated compound, carbon monoxide, and gaseous hydrogen
452		. . . . . . Dimer produced
453		. . . . . . Plural stages each having hydroformylation
454		. . . . . . Group VA element (N, P, As, Sb, or Bi) containing material utilized (e.g., arsenic containing ligand utilized, etc.)
455		. . . . . . . Nitrogen containing material utilized
456		. . . . . . Metal or metal containing compound filtered, precipitated, or deposited
457		. . . . . Formaldehyde polymer reactant
458		. . . . . Aldehyde reactant
459		. . . . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation in the aldehyde prepared
460		. . . . . . . Oxy or -COO- containing reactant
461		. . . . . . . Aldehyde reacted with aldehyde
462		. . . . . . Gaseous hydrogen reactant
463		. . . . . . Aldehyde reacted with aldehyde (e.g., aldol condensation, etc.)
464		. . . . . . . Aldehyde reacted with diverse aldehyde
465		. . . . . . Oxy or -COO- containing reactant
466		. . . . . . Hydrogen halide or elemental halogen reactant
467		. . . . . Acetylene reactant
468		. . . . . . Mercury containing catalyst utilized
469		. . . . . Ozone reactant
469.9		. . . . . Oxidation of hydrocarbon mixtures
470		. . . . . Oxidation of organic compound utilizing gaseous oxygen
471		. . . . . . Organic hydroxy containing reactant
472		. . . . . . . Methanol reactant
473		. . . . . . . . Silver containing catalyst utilized
474		. . . . . . . . Molybdenum containing catalyst utilized
475		. . . . . . Acyclic hydrocarbon reactant
476		. . . . . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation in the reactant and in the aldehyde prepared
477		. . . . . . . . Antimony or tin containing catalyst utilized
478		. . . . . . . . Ag, Au, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, Ru, or Os containing catalyst utilized
479		. . . . . . . . Molybdenum containing catalyst utilized
480		. . . . . . . . . 0Catalyst contains phosphorus
481		. . . . . . . . Selenium or tellurium containing material utilized
482		. . . . . . . Methane reactant
483		. . . . . Hetero ring containing reactant
484		. . . . . Reactant contains -COO- group
485		. . . . . Oxy or peroxy containing reactant
486		. . . . . . Polyoxy containing reactant
487		. . . . . . Methanol or ethanol reactant
488		. . . . . . Halogen containing reactant
489		. . . . . . Ag, Au, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, Ru, or Os containing material utilized
490		. . . . . Halogen containing reactant
491		. . . . . Water utilized as reactant
492		. . . . . Purification or recovery
493		. . . . . . Of formaldehyde per se
494		. . . . Plural carbonyls containing
495		. . . . Halogen containing
496		. . . . Oxy containing
497		. . . . . Polyoxy
557		. . Oxonium (e.g., beryllium hydride etherate, etc.)
558		. . Peroxy bonded directly to carbon
559		. . . With preservative or stabilizer
560		. . . Halogen containing
561		. . . Plural peroxy groups
562		. . . . Purification or recovery
563		. . . . Additional oxygen containing
564		. . . . Hydroperoxy containing
565		. . . . . Preparing by oxidation utilizing gaseous oxygen
566		. . . Plural carbonyl groups bonded directly to the peroxy group (e.g., acetyl peroxide, etc.)
567		. . . Oxy containing
568		. . . Hydroperoxy containing
569		. . . . Preparing by oxidation utilizing gaseous oxygen
570		. . . . . Alicyclic hydroperoxide produced
571		. . . . . Acyclic hydroperoxide produced
572		. . . . . Pretreatment of material oxidized
573		. . . . . Initiator, accelerator, or catalyst utilized
574		. . . . . . Metal containing
575		. . . . . . . Heavy metal
576		. . . . Purification or recovery
577		. . . Preparing by oxidation utilizing gaseous oxygen
578		. . . Preparing by reacting an organic hydroperoxide and an organic hydroxy containing compound (H of -OH may be replaced by a Group IA or IIA light metal)
579		. . Ethers
580		. . . With preservative or stabilizer
581		. . . . Acyclic ether preserved or stabilized
582		. . . . . Nitrogen containing preservative or stabilizer
583		. . . Nitrogen containing
584		. . . . Ether oxygen bonded directly to benzene ring
585		. . . . . Plural rings containing
586		. . . . . . Polyoxy
587		. . . . . Polyoxy
588		. . . . . Halogen containing
589		. . . . Acyclic
590		. . . . . Plural oxygens bonded directly to the same carbon (e.g., acetals, ketals, orthoesters, orthocarbonates, etc.)
591		. . . Plural oxygens bonded directly to the same carbon (e.g., acetals, ketals, orthoesters, orthocarbonates, etc.)
592		. . . . Benzene ring containing
593		. . . . . Plural oxyalkylene groups bonded directly to each other
594		. . . . Acyclic
595		. . . . . At least three oxygens bonded directly to the same carbon ( e.g., orthoesters, etc.)
596		. . . . . Carbon to carbon unsaturation containing
597		. . . . . . Acetylenic unsaturation
598		. . . . . . At least three oxygens containing
599		. . . . . One of the plural oxygens is in a hydroxy group (i.e., hemiacetals and hemiketals, wherein H of -OH may be replaced by a Group IA or IIA light metal)
600		. . . . . At least three oxygens containing
601		. . . . . . Plural oxyalkylene groups bonded directly to each other
602		. . . . . . . Hydroxy bonded directly to each end of a chain which is polyoxymethylene only (e.g., paraformaldehyde, etc., wherein H of -OH may be replaced by a Group IA or IIA light metal)
603		. . . . . . Plural acetal or ketal groups (e.g., tetraacetals, etc.)
604		. . . . . Halogen containing
605		. . . . . Ion exchange resin or sulfuric acid utilized
606		. . . Plural oxyalkylene groups bonded directly to each other
607		. . . . Benzene ring containing
608		. . . . . Ether oxygen bonded directly to a benzene ring
609		. . . . . . Plural rings containing
610