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Exxon Research and Engineering Company

Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc.

Ji-Yong Ryu

Robert C Michaelson

Krishna K Rao

Dalia Germanas

Ralph J Spohn

Robert Drogin

Arthur M Brownstein

The present invention is directed to a process for producing dienes which involves reacting a reaction mixture of tertiary alkyl ether and a source of oxygen over two functionally distinct catalysts under reaction conditions sufficient to produce high yields of the dienes with minimal recycle of the ether. The two functionally different catalysts are selected from a group of bifunctional catalysts having both oxidation sites and acidic sites and monofunctional acidic catalysts, such as bifunctional catalysts containing components selected from a group of oxides of vanadium, tungsten, molybdenum, copper, iron, chromium, and uranium and mixtures thereof; and monofuctional acid catalysts such as acid treated montmorillonite clays, and acid catalysts comprising an inorganic amorphous or substantially amorphous oxide material comprising the following components reacted therein:

Isoprene process

A process for preparing a catalyst composition wherein a Metal Hydrocarboxide I, such as aluminum secbutoxide, a Metal Hydrocarboxide II, such as zirconium butoxide, an acidic phosphorus-oxygen composition, such as phosphoric acid, and water, are reacted in the presence of a liquid organic medium, such as acetone, to form a catalyst precursor composition, which is then calcined to form the catalyst, is disclosed. The catalyst is useful for condensing carboxylic acids or their ester with aldehydes or acetals to synthesize .alpha. ,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated acids or esters, such as methylmethacrylate.

Alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated acids and derivatives thereof

A process for preparing a catalyst composition wherein a Metal Hydrocarboxide I, such as aluminum secbutoxide, a Metal Hydrocarboxide II, such as silicon ethoxide, an acidic phosphorus-oxygen composition, such as phosphoric acid, and water, are reacted in the presence of a liquid organic medium, such as acetone, to form a catalyst precursor composition, which is then calcined to form the catalyst, is disclosed. The catalyst is useful for condensing carboxylic acids or their ester with aldehydes or acetals to synthesize .alpha., .beta.-ethylenically unsaturated acids or esters, such as methylmethacrylate.

Process for synthesizing .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated

A process for preparing a catalyst composition wherein a Metal Hydrocarboxide I, such as aluminum sec-butoxide, a Metal Hydrocarboxide II, such as zirconium butoxide, an acidic phosphorus-oxygen composition, such as phosphoric acid, and water, are reacted in the presence of a liquid organic medium, such as acetone, to form a catalyst precursor composition, which is then calcined to form the catalyst, is disclosed. The catalyst is useful for condensing carboxylic acids or their ester with aldehydes or acetals to synthesize .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated acids or esters, such as methylmethacrylate.

Process for synthesizing a multicomponent acidic catalyst composition

Process for synthesizing a multicomponent acidic catalyst composition by

Production of aromatic polyisocyanates is achieved by a multireaction process comprising sequentially; the ammoxidation of a methylated aromatic, e.g. toluene; hydrolysis of the aromatic nitrile; conversion of the resultant amide to a carbamate; condensation with aldehyde; decomposition of the condensation product; and, recovery of the aromatic polyisocyanate.

Process for the preparation of aromatic carbamates and isocyanates

In the process of producing an aromatic polyisocyanate from a methylated benzene compound having the sequential steps of ammoxidation, hydrolysis, conversion of amide to carbamate, condensation and conversion of polycarbamate ester to polyisocyanate, the improvement of converting said amide to said carbamate in a one-step reaction wherein said amide is reacted with an N-halogenating agent in the presence of alcohol and in a reaction medium having a pH of from neutral to basic and a temperature greater than 40.degree. C.

Carbamate process

A process for the conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons, e.g., reacting an alkylating agent, preferably an olefin, with an aromatic hydrocarbon. The process uses a novel catalyst prepared by subjecting alumina to an anhydrous tetravalent titanium fluoride complex of an organic compound selected from the group of organic compounds containing at least one methoxy group per molecule or organic compounds having at least one electron donor atom and double bond per molecule, and heat treating the resulting impregnated alumina in an inert atmosphere.

Process for the conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons

A process for the conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons, e.g., reacting an alkylating agent, preferably an olefin, with an aromatic hydrocarbon. The process uses a novel catalyst prepared by subjecting alumina to an anhydrous tetravalent titanium fluoride complex of an organic compound selected from the group of organic compounds containing at least one methoxy group per molecule of organic compounds having at least one electron donor atom and double bond per molecule, and heat treating the resulting impregnated alumina in an inert atmosphere.

High surface area alumina, and a method of preparing them. More specifically, a method of preparing aluminas having a surface area of from about 300 square meters per gram to about 700 square meters per gram, by preparing a first solution of an aluminum alkoxide and an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of ethers, ketones, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof, admixing the first solution with a second solution comprising water and an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of ethers, ketones, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof, to form a solid material, and drying and calcining the solid material to recover alumina. Also, an alumina with an average micropore diameter of from about 20 angstroms to about 100 angstroms, and a total pore volume of from about 0.35 ml/g to about 1 ml/g.

Process for preparing high surface area aluminas

A process for the conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons, e.g., reacting an alkylating agent, preferably an olefin, with an aromatic hydrocarbon. The process uses a novel catalyst prepared by subjecting alumina to an anhydrous tetravalent titanium flouride complex of an organic compound selected from the group of organic compounds containing at least one methoxy group per molecule or organic compounds having at least one electron donor atom and double bond per molecule, and heat treating the resulting impregnated alumina in an inert atmosphere.

A process for the conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons is disclosed which is especially useful for reaction of an alkylating agent, preferably propylene, with an aromatic hydrocarbon. Novel feature is use of a catalyst system comprising TiCl.sub.4 and a Group III-A metal oxide.

Titanium tetrachloride as heterogeneous catalyst for isomerization of

Process for the conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons. Especially useful for reaction of an alkylating agent, preferably propylene, with an aromatic hydrocarbon. Novel feature is use of a catalyst system comprising TiF.sub.4 and a metal oxide which possesses surface hydroxyl groups.

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