Greene’s Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, P. G. M. Wuts, 6th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2025.
ISBN: 978-1-394-23318-2
Sample description for adding to a patent application specification:
[0001] Nitrogen protecting groups, oxygen protecting groups and sulfur protecting groups are well known in the art and include, but are not limited to, those described in Greene’s Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, P. G. M. Wuts, 6th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2025, incorporated herein by reference.
Caution! Before fancying yourself as your own lexicographer, read the cautionary tale told by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Moderna, Inc., No. 2023-2357. In this case, the court held Alnylam to their narrow definition of “branched alkyl” instead of its ordinary meaning.
Look out for an more detailed post on the case shortly.
