Transition metal-catalyzed production of alcohol and carbonyl compounds from hydrocarbons
AssigneeChevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
InventorsMasud M. Monwar, Jared L. Barr, Carlos A. Cruz, Kathy S. Clear, Max P. McDaniel, William Chad Ellis
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Abstract
Processes for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound are disclosed in which the hydrocarbon reactant and a supported transition metal catalyst—containing molybdenum, tungsten, or vanadium—are irradiated with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum, optionally in an oxidizing atmosphere, to form a reduced transition metal catalyst, followed by hydrolyzing the reduced transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product containing the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound.
Claims17
A process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound, the process comprising:
- (i) irradiating the hydrocarbon reactant and a supported transition metal catalyst comprising molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, or a combination thereof, with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum to reduce at least a portion of the supported transition metal catalyst to form a reduced transition metal catalyst;
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- (ii) hydrolyzing the reduced transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product comprising the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound.
A process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound, the process comprising:
- (I) irradiating the hydrocarbon reactant and a supported transition metal catalyst comprising molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, or a combination thereof, with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum to reduce at least a portion of the supported transition metal catalyst to form a reduced transition metal catalyst;
- (II) subjecting the reduced transition metal catalyst to an oxidizing atmosphere;
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- (III) hydrolyzing the reduced transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product comprising the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound.
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