Methods for functionalization hydrocarbons
AssigneesUniversity of Virgina Patent Foundation, The Trustees of Princeton University, California Institute of Technology
InventorsThomas B. Gunnoe, John T. Groves, William A. Goddard, III
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Abstract
In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a method for functionalizing hydrocarbons. In a further aspect, the method involves heating a hydrocarbon with a composition having an acid and an oxidant. In other aspects, the composition can further include an iodine-based compound and/or a compound having formula AaXn. In any of these aspects, the oxidant can be regenerated in situ or in a separate regeneration step. Also disclosed are functionalized hydrocarbons produced by the disclosed method. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
Claims21
A method comprising mixing a hydrocarbon with a composition comprising an acid and an oxidant comprising a manganese compound, to produce a functionalized hydrocarbon, wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of trifluoroacetic acid, triflic acid, trifluoromethyl phosphonic acid, hexafluorobutyric acid, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, methanesulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, and any combination thereof, and the manganese compound is not Mn2O3, wherein the manganese compound comprises Mn2(TFA)4(HTFA)4.
A method comprising mixing a hydrocarbon with a composition comprising an acid and an oxidant comprising Mn2(TFA)4(HTFA)4 to produce a functionalized hydrocarbon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.