Method for oxidation of cycloalkanes
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsSandra Chouzier, Sergio Mastroianni, Avelino Corma, Mercedes Boronat, Javier Tirso Lopez Ausens
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a method of oxidizing a cycloalkane to form a product mixture containing a corresponding alcohol and ketone, said method comprising contacting the cycloalkane with a hydroperoxide compound in the presence of a heterogenous catalyst comprising gold.
Claims13
A method of oxidizing a cycloalkane to form a product mixture comprising a corresponding alcohol and a corresponding ketone, the method comprising:
- contacting the cycloalkane with a hydroperoxide compound in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising gold supported on an oxide to form the product mixture by oxidation,
- wherein the oxidation takes place in a reaction mixture comprising the cycloalkane and the hydroperoxide and at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to 110° C., and wherein the oxide is selected from the group consisting of TiO2, ZnO, MgO, CeO2, and ZrO2, and wherein the reaction mixture further comprises a radical scavenger.
A method for converting a cycloalkane into the corresponding cycloalkanol, comprising:
- contacting the cycloalkane with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising gold supported on a oxide, wherein the oxide is selected from the group consisting of ZnO, MgO, CeO2.
A method for oxidizing a cycloalkane, comprising:
- contacting the cycloalkane with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising gold supported on a oxide, wherein the oxide is selected from the group consisting of ZnO, MgO, CeO2.
A method of oxidizing a cycloalkane to form a product mixture comprising a corresponding alcohol and a corresponding ketone, the method comprising:
- contacting the cycloalkane with a hydroperoxide compound in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising gold supported on an oxide to form the product mixture by oxidation,
- wherein the oxidation takes place in a reaction mixture comprising the cycloalkane and the hydroperoxide and at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to 110° C., and wherein the oxide is selected from the group consisting of ZnO, MgO, CeO2, and ZrO2.
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