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US 12,187,670 B2Granted
Metal organic interactions at hydrothermal conditions
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsGrant Loescher, Everett Shock, Ian Gould, Hilairy Hartnett, Lynda B. Williams
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Abstract
Oxidizing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal salt to yield a second aromatic compound includes combining the first aromatic compound, the metal salt, and water to yield an aqueous mixture, and heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature exceeding 200° C. to yield a reaction product that includes the second aromatic compound.
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A method of oxidizing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal salt to yield a second aromatic compound, the method comprising:
- combining the first aromatic compound, the metal salt, and water in a reaction vessel to yield an aqueous mixture;
- sealing the aqueous mixture in the reaction vessel;
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- heating the aqueous mixture under anoxic conditions in the reaction vessel at a temperature exceeding 200° C. for a length of time in a range from 25 hours to 125 hours to yield a reaction product comprising the second aromatic compound,
- wherein the first aromatic compound is benzene, the metal salt is copper sulfate, and the second aromatic compound is phenol.
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