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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939692 | Catalyst and process for producing ketone using the same There are disclosed a method for producing a ketone compound, which comprises reacting an olefin compound with molecular oxygen and water in the presence of an effective amount of proton and a catalyst containing i) a chlorine-free palladium source, ii) a heteropoly... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7923583 | Method for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of producing a cycloalkanol and/or a cycloalkanone with a favorable selectivity coefficient by oxidizing a cycloalkane with a favorable conversion ratio. Disclosed is a method for producing a c... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7910777 | Method for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone The present invention provides a method for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone, which comprises reacting cycloalkane with molecular oxygen in the presence of mesoporous silica, (1) the mesoporous silica co... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897818 | Method for oxidizing hydrocarbons in liquid phase A method of oxidizing hydrocarbons in liquid phase is provided. According to this method, a liquid-phase oxidation reaction of hydrocarbons is carried out by using an organic compound capable of chelating metals as auxiliary agent, represented by formula (II), in th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7709685 | Method for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone with a favorable selectivity by oxidizing cycloalkane with a favorable conversion. A cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone are produced by oxidizing c... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7692044 | Process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone An object of the present invention is to provide a process capable of producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone with a favorable selectivity by oxidizing cycloalkane with a favorable conversion. Disclosed is a process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cyclo... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7622615 | Process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone There is provided a process with which the cycloalkane is oxidized so as to produce a cycloalkanol and/or a cycloalkanone with an improved conversion of the cycloalkane. Such process includes the steps of supplying the oxygen-containing gas and a liquid inclu... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7579506 | Method for the production of cyclohexanone The invention relates to a method for the preparation of cyclohexanone from cyclohexane. The invention relates more particularly to a method for the production of cyclohexane whose impurity content enables cyclohexanone to be used as a raw material for the productio... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7335796 | Process for the preparation of ketones by ozonolysis The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a ketone from a tertiary alcohol having a double bond in the alpha position, that includes the step of contacting tertiary alcohol having a double bond in the alpha position with ozone in the presence of an i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7285684 | Process for separating imide compounds A reaction mixture obtained by reacting a substrate in the presence of an imide compound having an imide unit represented by the formula (1) can be efficiently separated through crystallization and/or extraction with a specific solvent into the imide compound and a ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7169954 | Method for preparing ruthenium-carrying alumina and method for oxidizing alcohol A ruthenium-carrying alumina, which is prepared by suspending alumina in a solution containing trivalent ruthenium and adding a base to the suspension, is provided. This ruthenium-carrying alumina is useful as a catalyst for oxidizing alcohols by contacting the alco... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166751 | Method for manufacturing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone The object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone with favorable selectivity coefficient by oxidizing cycloalkane with favorable degree of conversion. In the present invention, cycloalkane is oxidiz... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7087793 | Process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone The present invention provides a process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone by oxidizing cycloalkane with molecular oxygen in the presence of a heteropolyacid compound comprising a cobalt atom as a central element and a cobalt atom as a frame element. | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081552 | Catalysts for cycloalkanes oxidation and decomposition of cycloalkyl hydroperoxide A cyclic ketone/alcohol mixture is prepared by catalytic oxidation of the corresponding cycloalkane or catalytic decomposition of the corresponding cycloalkyl hydroperoxide. Gold supported on a porous crystalline silicate containing less than about 2 wt. % aluminum ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7030279 | Process for transition metal free catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions using stable free nitroxyl radicals An alcohol can be oxidized by a process in which a primary or secondary alcohol are reacted with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst composition containing (i) a stable free nitroxyl radical derivative, (ii) a nitrate source, (iii) a bromide sourc... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7019175 | Catalytic oxidation process The invention provides a process for the catalytic oxidation of an alkane, which comprises contacting the alkane with a source of oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a compound of the formula (2) where R1 and R2 independently repres... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015356 | Process for producing dicarboxylic acids A carboxylic acid is produced by oxidative cleavage of a cycloalkane with oxygen and performs a reaction in the presence of a catalyst including an imide compound and a metallic compound, the imide compound having a cyclic imide skeleton represented by the following... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6943274 | Method for the production of cyclohexanol from benzene A process for preparing cyclohexanol from benzene by: a) preparing cyclohexene by hydrogenating benzene in the presence of a catalyst, and b) preparing cyclohexanol by hydrating the cyclohexene in the presence of a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6930209 | Liquid phase oxidation of cycloalkane compound A method for liquid phase oxidation of a cycloalkane compound is provided by which the cycloalkane compound intended to be oxidized mixes with water to form an azeotropic mixture, and then an oxygen enriched gas is introduced to perform an oxidation reaction. This m... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6888034 | Process for oxidation of cyclohexane Process for oxidizing cyclohexane in which oxygen is contacted with cyclohexane at a pre-selected feed rate in a first reaction zone and unconsumed oxygen is contacted with cyclohexane in a second reaction zone in which the cyclohexane feed rate is lower than the pr... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6881870 | Process for producing adamantanol and adamantanone There is provided a process for producing adamantanol and adamantanone which comprises reacting adamantane and oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst constituted of a rare earth metal salt and a promoter containing an element selected from group 4 to group ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6670509 | Conversion of organic substrates to oxygenates or olefins using a bicyclo imide promoter A process for oxygenating organic substrates such as aliphatic hydrocarbons has been developed. The process involves contacting the organic substrate with oxygen in the presence of a bicyclo imide promoter and a metal co-catalyst. The process is preferabl... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6642419 | Oxidation method In the presence of (1) an oxidizing catalyst comprising an imide compound such as N-hydroxyphthalimide, or (2) an oxidizing catalyst comprising such imide compound and a transition metal element-containing compound as a co-oxidizing agent (e. g., oxides, ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6482989 | Method for oxidizing alkanes and cycloalkanes with aldehydes in the presence of copper-based catalysts and nitrogen-containing compounds A method for oxidizing an alkane, comprising the step of oxidizing said alkane with oxygen in the presence of an aldehyde, a copper-based catalyst and a nitrogen-containing compound. This method may be used to convert alkanes to corresponding alcohols and... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479705 | Process for preparing ketone, alcohol and hydroperoxide A process for preparing a ketone, an alcohol and/or a hydroperoxide is provided by reacting a hydrocarbon with molecular oxygen in the presence of a cyclic N-hydroxyimide and a compound of a transition metal, in which an oxygen-containing gas is supplied ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6459002 | Process for preparing cyclohexanone, cyclohexanol and cyclohexyl hydroperoxide Cyclohexanone, cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexyl hydroperoxide are prepared at a high productivity by allowing cyclohexane to be in contact with an oxygen-containing gas using a catalyst comprising a cyclic N-hydroxyimide and a transition metal compound in t... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6350916 | Selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones Alcohols are oxidized to their corresponding ketone or aldehyde using an aryl chloride oxidant and a metal-ligand complex or metal/ligand composition. This reaction is particularly applicable to aromatic alcohols and cyclic and bicyclic aliphatic alcohols... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6320069 | Production of optically active ketone Process for producing an optically active ester by reaction of a racemic alcohol with an optically active amino or tartaric acid derivative, a process for producing an optically active alcohol by hydrolysis of the optically active ester, a process for con... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6316676 | Process for the preparation of -diketones from ketols or ketals from ketols The process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R1 and R2 are a hydrocarbon radical, or R1 and R2 together are an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group, and X is .dbd.O or ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6297403 | Process for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones A process for the preparation of vinyl, alkynyl, aryl or heteroaryl aldehydes or vinyl, alkynyl, aryl or heteraoryl ketones includes reacting vinyl-, alkynyl-, aryl- and heteroarylmethyl and -methylene compounds with the aid of a mediator and an oxidant, ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6294689 | Methods for removing catalyst after oxidation of hydrocarbons This invention relates to oxidative methods for controlling the oxidation of a class of compounds, including hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane for example, alcohols, such as cyclohexanol for example, ketones, such as cyclohexanone for example, and peroxid... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6242653 | Process for the preparation of -diketones from ketols or ketals from ketols The process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R1 and R2 are a hydrocarbon radical, or R1 and R2 together are an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group, and X is=O or two a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6232258 | Oxygenation catalyst and process for producing a ketone using the same A substrate is contacted with oxygen in the presence of the imide compound shown by the following formula (1) (N-hydroxyphthalimide) and a strong acid, or the imide compound, the strong acid and a co-catalyst (e.g., a transition metal compound) to oxygena... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6215027 | Ballast gas use in liquid phase oxidation The amount of a ballast gas needed, to prevent combustion, deflagration, and/or detonations during a liquid phase reaction of molecular oxygen and a flammable process liquid, is reduced by using a ballast gas other than nitrogen. The ballast gas is select... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6166261 | Oxidation catalytic system and process for producing ketoisophorone using the same In the presence of a catalytic system comprising a cyclic base and a complex of a transition metal with an N,N'-disalicylidenediamine, ketoisophorone or a derivative thereof is produced by oxidizing ଲ-isophorone or a derivative thereof with molecula... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6143927 | Methods for removing catalyst after oxidation of hydrocarbons This invention relates to methods for controlling the oxidation of hydrocarbons to intermediate oxidation products, such as adipic acid for example, by removing the catalyst from the reaction mixture, outside the reaction zone, after the oxidation has tak... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6075169 | Process for preparing oxidation products from cyclohexane in counterflow In a process for preparing oxidation products of cyclohexane by catalytic oxidation with oxygen-containing gases in the liquid phase, where the gases are brought into contact essentially uniformly with the liquid cyclohexane in a reaction zone, liquid cyc... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6069282 | Process for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones A process for the preparation of vinyl, alkynyl or aryl aldehydes or vinyl, alkynyl or aryl ketones by reaction of vinyl-, alkynyl- or aryl- methanols with the aid of a mediator and an oxidant, wherein the mediator is selected from the group of the alipha... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6037491 | Methods and devices for controlling hydrocarbon oxidations to respective acids by adjusting the solvent to hydrocarbon ratio This invention relates to methods and devices of preparing acids, such as adipic acid for example, by oxidizing a hydrocarbon, such as cyclohexane for example, with a gas containing an oxidant, preferably oxygen. A respective hydrocarbon is reacted, prefe... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6023000 | Process for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones A process for the preparation of vinyl, alkynyl or aryl aldehydes or vinyl, alkynyl or aryl ketones includes reacting vinyl-, alkynyl- and aryl- and -methylene compounds with the aid of a mediator and an oxidant, wherein the mediator is selected from the ... | 02/08/2000 |