Patent ID: 7169744

Claim:
An organic catalyst having the following formula: wherein: R 1 is a aryl or heteroaryl group that can be substituted or unsubstituted; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; R 1 and R 2 when taken together with the iminium form a ring R 3 is a C 1 to C 20 substituted alkyl; R 4 is the moiety Q t -A wherein: Q is a branched or unbranched alkylene t=0 or 1 and A is an anionic group selected from the group consisting of OSO 3 − , SO 3 − , CO 2 − , OCO 2 − , OPO 3 2− , OPO 3 H − and OPO 2 − ; R 5 is the moiety —CR 11 R 12 —X-G b -X c —[(CR 9 R 10 ) y —O] k —R 8 wherein: each X is independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, N—H, or N—R 8 ; and each R 8 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl, said R 8 moieties being substituted or unsubstituted, and whether substituted or unsubsituted said R 8 moieties having less than 21 carbons; each G is independently selected from the group consisting of CO, SO 2 , SO, PO and PO 2 ; R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and C 1–C 4 alkyl; and R 11 and R 12 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl, or when taken together may join to form a carbonyl; and b=0 or 1; c can=0 or 1, but c must=0 if b=0; y is an integer from 1 to 6; k is an integer from 0 to 20; and R 6 is H, or an alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl moiety; said moieties being substituted or unsubstituted.