Highly active multimetallic materials using short-chain alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds

A method of making a mixed transition metal oxide material having the formula:

• (MIa)m(MIIb)n(MIIIc)oOeq
• where:
• MI is a metal or a mixture of metals selected from Group VIII (IUPAC Groups 8, 9, and 10);
• MII is a metal selected from Group VI (IUPAC Group 6);
• MIII is a metal selected from Group VI (IUPAC Group 6) which is different from MII;
• a, b, c, and e are the valence state of MI, MII, MIII, and O;
• m, n, o, and q are the mole ratio of MI, MII, MIII, and O, wherein m/(n+o) is from 1/10 to 10/1, wherein 0<n/o≤100 and 0≤o/n≤100, wherein q is greater than 0;
• and wherein a, b, c, e, m, n, o, and q satisfy the equation:
• a*m+b*n+c*o+e*q=0
• the material further characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern comprising a broad peak between 2θ of 55° and 58° with the full width at half maximum larger than 3° and at least one of:
• one or more sharp peaks between 2θ of 5° and 11.5° with the full width at half maximum less than 0.3°;
• and
• one or more sharp peaks between 2θ of 11.5° and 32° with the full width at half maximum less than 0.6°;
• the method comprising:
• forming a reaction mixture containing a protic solvent, sources of MI, MII, and MIII, a basic solution, and at least one short-chain alkyl quaternary ammonium halide compound having the formula [R1 R2 R3 R4-N]X, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R1, R2, R3 and R4 can be the same or different;
• mixing the reaction mixture;
• reacting the reaction mixture at a temperature from 25° C. to 200° C. for a period of time from 30 minutes to 200 hours to generate the mixed transition metal oxide material;
• and
• recovering the mixed transition metal oxide material.

A conversion process comprising contacting a material with a sulfiding agent to convert at least a portion of the material to at least one metal sulfide and contacting the metal sulfide with a feed at conversion conditions to generate at least one product, wherein the material comprises a mixed transition metal oxide material having the formula:

• (MIa)m(MIIb)n(MIIIc)oOeq
• where:
• MI is a metal or a mixture of metals selected from Group VIII (IUPAC Groups 8, 9, and 10);
• MII is a metal selected from Group VIB (IUPAC Group 6);
• MIII is a metal selected from Group VIB (IUPAC Group 6) which is different from MII;
• a, b, c, and e are the valence state of MI, MII, MIII, and O;
• m, n, o, and q are the mole ratio of MI, MII, MIII, and O, wherein m/(n+o) is from 1/10 to 10/1, wherein 0<n/o≤100 and 0≤o/n≤100, wherein q is greater than 0;
• and wherein a, b, c, e, m, n, o, and q satisfy the equation:
• a*m+b*n+c*o+e*q=0
• the material further characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern comprising a broad peak between 2θ of 55° and 58° with the full width at half maximum larger than 3° and at least one of:
• one or more sharp peaks between 2θ of 5° and 11.5° with the full width at half maximum less than 0.3°;
• and
• one or more sharp peaks between 2θ of 11.5° and 32° with the full width at half maximum less than 0.6°.