Divalent metal salts of dodecametal triaconta carbonyls
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorEarle S. Brown
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Abstract
This invention relates to novel carbonyl mixed metal salts, containing more than one metal and having the formula: M [T.sub.y T'.sub.12.sub.-y (CO).sub.30 ] wherein M is a divalent metal cation which is one of beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, radium, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, palladium, platinum, zinc, cadmium, mercury, cerium and europium, T and T' are each different metals selected from the group consisting of cobalt, iridium and rhodium, and y may be any whole number between 1 and 11. These compounds are useful catalysts in the reaction between carbon monoxide and hydrogen to produce oxygenated compounds such as methanol, ethylene glycol, glycerine and 1,2-propylene glycol.
Claims28
Mixed metal triaconta carbonyl salts of the formula:
- M[T.sub.y T'.sub.12.sub.-y (CO).sub.30 ]
- wherein M is a divalent metal cation selected from the group consisting of beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, radium, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, palladium, platinum, zinc, cadmium, mercury, cerium and europium, T and T' are each different metals selected from the group consisting of cobalt, iridium and rhodium, and y may be any whole number between 1 and 11.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.