Transition metal-catalyzed production of alcohol and carbonyl compounds from hydrocarbons

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12275679-B2
Application number	US-202418659092-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2024
Priority date	Sep 14, 2020
Publication date	Apr 15, 2025
Grant date	Apr 15, 2025

Abstract

Processes for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound are disclosed in which the hydrocarbon reactant and a supported transition metal catalyst—containing molybdenum, tungsten, or vanadium—are irradiated with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum, optionally in an oxidizing atmosphere, to form a reduced transition metal catalyst, followed by hydrolyzing the reduced transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product containing the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound.

First claim

We claim:

1. A supported transition metal catalyst comprising:
a solid support; and
from 0.01 to 50 wt. % of a transition metal comprising molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, or a combination thereof, based on the weight of the catalyst; wherein:
at least one bonding site on the transition metal has a ligand characterized by the following formula: —O-Hydrocarbon group; and
a molar ratio of the hydrocarbon group to transition metal is in a range from 0.25:1 to 2:1.

2. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein:
the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

3. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the solid support comprises a solid oxide, a chemically-treated solid oxide, a zeolite, or any combination thereof.

4. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the transition metal comprises molybdenum.

5. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the transition metal comprises tungsten.

6. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the transition metal comprises vanadium.

7. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the solid support is a silica, a silica-coated alumina, or a combination thereof.

8. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 15 wt. % of transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

9. The catalyst of claim 8 , wherein the molar ratio of the hydrocarbon group to transition metal is in a range from 0.5:1 to 1.5:1.

10. The catalyst of claim 9 , wherein the solid support comprises a silica, a silica-coated alumina, or a combination thereof.

11. The catalyst of claim 8 , wherein the solid support is a solid oxide, a chemically-treated solid oxide, a zeolite, or any combination thereof.

12. The catalyst of claim 11 , wherein the transition metal comprises molybdenum.

13. The catalyst of claim 11 , wherein the transition metal comprises tungsten.

14. The catalyst of claim 11 , wherein the transition metal comprises vanadium.

15. A supported transition metal catalyst comprising:
a solid support; and
from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of a transition metal comprising molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, or a combination thereof, based on the weight of the catalyst; wherein:
at least one bonding site on the transition metal has a ligand characterized by one of the following formulas: —O-Hydrocarbon group or —O-Halogenated hydrocarbon group.

16. The catalyst of claim 15 , wherein the solid support comprises a solid oxide, a chemically-treated solid oxide, a zeolite, or any combination thereof.

17. The catalyst of claim 16 , wherein the transition metal comprises molybdenum.

18. The catalyst of claim 16 , wherein the transition metal comprises tungsten.

19. The catalyst of claim 16 , wherein the transition metal comprises vanadium.

20. The catalyst of claim 15 , wherein the solid support comprises a silica, a silica-coated alumina, or a combination thereof.

21. The catalyst of claim 20 , wherein the transition metal comprises molybdenum.

22. The catalyst of claim 20 , wherein the transition metal comprises tungsten.

23. The catalyst of claim 20 , wherein the transition metal comprises vanadium.

24. A supported transition metal catalyst comprising:
a solid support; and
from 0.01 to 50 wt. % of a transition metal comprising molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, or a combination thereof, based on the weight of the catalyst; wherein:
at least one bonding site on the transition metal has a ligand characterized by the following formula: —O-Halogenated hydrocarbon group.

25. The catalyst of claim 24 , wherein the solid support comprises a solid oxide, a chemically-treated solid oxide, a zeolite, or any combination thereof.

26. The catalyst of claim 25 , wherein the transition metal comprises molybdenum.

27. The catalyst of claim 25 , wherein the transition metal comprises tungsten.

28. The catalyst of claim 25 , wherein the transition metal comprises vanadium.

29. The catalyst of claim 24 , wherein the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 15 wt. % of transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

30. The catalyst of claim 29 , wherein the solid support comprises a silica, a silica-coated alumina, or a combination thereof.

Assignees

• Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Lp

Inventors

• Monwar Masud M
• Barr Jared L
• Cruz Carlos A
• Clear Kathy S
• Mcdaniel Max P
• Ellis William C

Classifications

• B01J35/638

  more than 1.0 ml/g · CPC title

• B01J35/635

  0.5-1.0 ml/g · CPC title

• B01J35/633

  less than 0.5 ml/g · CPC title

• B01J35/618

  more than 1000 m2/g · CPC title

• B01J35/617

  500-1000 m2/g · CPC title