| US 7,511,164 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. 11/856,374. | ||
| Application 11/856374 is a continuation of application No. 11/676623, filed on Feb. 20, 2007, granted, now 7,314,945. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0200723 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;
neutralizing the carboxylic acid of a creatine with an inorganic base to form a creatine salt;
said acyl halide then being reacted with the creatine salt; and
isolating the resulting creatine fatty acid.
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