Cyano- and polycyanometallo-porphyrins as catalysts for alkane oxidation
AssigneeSun Company, Inc. (R&M)
InventorsPaul E. Ellis, Jr., James E. Lyons
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Abstract
New compositions of matter comprising cyano-substituted metal complexes of porphyrins are catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes. The metal is iron, chromium, manganese, ruthenium, copper or cobalt. The porphyrin ring has cyano groups attached thereto in meso and/or .beta.-pyrrolic positions.
Claims7
A composition useful as a catalyst comprising the compound having the formula:
- ##STR2## where M is iron, chromium, manganese, ruthenium, copper or cobalt, X is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, cycloalkyl or halocarbon, at least one of said Y's is cyano the remaining Y's are hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano hydrocarbon or halocarbon, A is an anion selected from the group consisting chloride, bromide, fluoride, cyanide, azide, nitride, thiocyanate, cyanate, hydroxy, methoxy, chlorate, carboxylate, or is absent, said compounds including iron complexes of .mu. oxo dimers comprising two structures as shown in said formula joined through an M-O-M linkage.
As a new composition of matter, useful as a catalyst, an iron complex of mesotetrafluoroalkylbetacyanoporphyrin or mesotetrafluoroalkylbetacyanoporphyrin halide, having 1 to 7 carbon atoms in said alkyl group.
A metal complex of mesotetraphenyl .beta.-heptabrom .beta.- cyanoporphine, where said metal is iron, chromium, manganese, ruthenium, copper or cobalt.
A metal complex of mesotetraphenyl .beta.-hexabromo .beta.-dicyanoporphine, where said metal is iron, chromium, ruthenium, copper or cobalt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.