Synthesis of Succinimides and Quaternary Ammonium Ions for Use in Making Molecular Sieves

A process for producing a molecular sieve, the process comprising the steps of:

• (i) preparing a synthesis mixture capable of forming a molecular sieve, said synthesis mixture comprising a source selected from a source of a tetravalent element Y, a source of a trivalent element X, or a mixture of a source of tetravalent element Y and a source of trivalent element X, and optionally a source of pentavelent element Z, optionally a source of hydroxide ions, optionally a source of halide ions W−, and optionally a source of alkali metal ions M+, the synthesis mixture further comprising a structure directing agent Q comprising a cation comprising a pyrrolidinium group in which the ring nitrogen is a quaternary ammonium nitrogen and in which at least one, and preferably both, of the 3- and the 4-positions on the pyrrolidinium ring is substituted with a substituent group other than hydrogen;
• (ii) heating said synthesis mixture under crystallization conditions for a time of from about 1 to about 100 days to form crystals of said molecular sieve;
• and
• (iii) recovering said crystals of the molecular sieve from the synthesis mixture.

A quaternary ammonium ion having a structure and a name selected from the group consisting of:

• Structure
• Name of cation
• 1-cyclohexyl-3,4-diethyl-1- methylpyrrolidin-1-ium,
• (3R,4R)-3,4-diethyl-1,1- dipropylpyrrolidin-1-ium + (3S,4S)-3,4-diethyl-1,1- dipropylpyrrolidin-1-ium,
• (3R,4R)-3,4-diethyl-1-methyl- 1-propylpyrrolidin-1-ium + (3S,4S)-3,4-diethyl-1-methyl- 1-propylpyrrolidin-1-ium, and
• 1-(tert-butyl)-1,3,4- trimethylpyrrolidin-1-ium.

A quaternary ammonium ion having a structure and a name selected from the group consisting of:

• Structure
• Name of cation
• 1,1′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(3,4-diethyl-1- methylpyrrolidin-1-ium),
• 1,1′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(3,4-diethyl-1- propylpyrrolidin-1-ium),
• 1,1′-(pentane-1,5-diyl)bis(3,4-diethyl-1- propylpyrrolidin-1-ium),
• 1,1′-(hexane-1,6-diyl)bis(3,4-diethyl-1- propylpyrrolidin-1-ium,
• 1,1′-(pentane-1,5-diyl)bis(3,4-dimethyl-1- propylpyrrolidin-1-ium),
• 1,1′-(hexane-1,6-diyl)bis(1-ethyl-3,4- dimethylpyrrolidin-1-ium),
• 1,1′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(1-ethyl-3,4- dimethylpyrrolidin-1-ium),
• 1,1′-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(1-ethyl-3,4- dimethylpyrrolidin-1-ium),
• 1,1′-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(1,3,4- triethylpyrrolidin-1-ium), and
• 1,1′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(1,3,4- triethylpyrrolidin-1-ium).