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US 2019/0062255 A1Published application
Compositions and methods for hydrocarbon functionalization
AssigneesUniversity of Virginia Patent Foundation, The Trustees of Princeton University
InventorsThomas Brent Gunnoe, George Fortman, Nicholas C. Boaz, John T. Groves
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for methods of hydrocarbon functionalization, methods and systems for converting a hydrocarbon into a compound including at least one group ((e.g., hydroxyl group) (e.g., methane to methanol)), functionalized hydrocarbons, and the like. Systems and methods as described herein can utilize photocatalysis.
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A method, comprising:
- mixing AaXn, an iodine-based compound, and a source of functionalization to form a first mixture, wherein A is selected from the group consisting of:
- hydrogen, lithium, sodium, potassium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, transition metals, aluminum, gallium, thallium, indium, tin, sulfur, ammonium (NH4+), alkylammonium, phosphonium (PH4+), alkylphosphonium, arylphosphonium, or trimethyl sulfonium ([S(CH3)3]+) and a combination thereof, wherein X is chlorine or bromine, wherein subscript “a” is an oxidation state of X and subscript “n” is an oxidation state of A;
- mixing the first mixture with a hydrocarbon in the gas phase to form a second mixture;
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- applying light from a light source to the second mixture to make a functionalized hydrocarbon.
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A system for producing a functionalized hydrocarbon, comprising:
- a vessel including AaXn, an iodine-based compound, and a source of functionalization to form a first mixture and a hydrocarbon, wherein A is selected from the group consisting of:
- hydrogen, lithium, sodium, potassium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, transition metals, aluminum, gallium, thallium, indium, tin, sulfur, ammonium (NH4+), alkylammonium, phosphonium (PH4+), alkylphosphonium, arylphosphonium, or trimethyl sulfonium ([S(CH3)3]+) and a combination thereof, wherein X is chlorine or bromine, wherein “a” is the oxidation state of X and “n” is the oxidation state of A;
- wherein the vessel further comprises a light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.