US 7,511,163 B2
Creatine-fatty acids
Shan Chaudhuri, Mississauga (Canada); Joseph MacDougall, Mississauga (Canada); Jason Peters, Mississauga (Canada); and James Ramsbottom, Mississauga (Canada)
Assigned to Multi Formulations Ltd, Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/856,358.
Application 11/856358 is a continuation of application No. 11/676630, filed on Feb. 20, 2007, granted, now 7,319,157.
Prior Publication US 2008/0200705 A1, Aug. 21, 2008
Int. Cl. C07C 51/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 554—152 6 Claims
 
1. A method for producing creatine fatty acids comprising at least the steps of:
mixing an excess of a thionyl halide with a fatty acid to form an acyl halide;
said acyl halide then being added to a dichloromethane suspension of creatine in the presence of a pyridine catalyst; and
isolating the resulting creatine fatty acid.