Ambient methane functionalization initiated by d0 metal-oxo electrocatalyst
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsJiao Deng, Chong Liu, Jesus Iniguez
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to electrocatalytic process for conversion of a hydrocarbon reactant, comprising: introducing the hydrocarbon reactant into an acidic solution in a presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst includes a d° transition metal-oxo moiety; and applying an electrical input to the catalyst to convert the hydrocarbon reactant into a product. The present disclosure also relates to a catalyst for conversion of a hydrocarbon reactant, comprising a d° transition metal-oxo moiety and a sulfonic moiety bonded to the d° transition metal.
Claims12
An electrocatalytic process for conversion of a hydrocarbon reactant, the process comprising:
- introducing the hydrocarbon reactant into an acidic solution in a presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a d0 transition metal-oxo moiety and at least one of a sulfonic moiety or a trifluoromethanesulfonic moiety bonded to the d0 transition metal;
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- applying an electrical input to the catalyst to convert the hydrocarbon reactant into a product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.