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US 2025/0188008 A1Published application
Metal organic interactions at hydrothermal conditions
OwnerGrant Loescher, Everett Shock +3inventors
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.
Claims21
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A method of reducing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal to yield a second aromatic compound, the method comprising:
- combining the first aromatic compound, the metal, and water to yield an aqueous mixture;
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- heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature exceeding 200° C. to yield a reaction product comprising the second aromatic compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.