E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Joseph E Murphy

Joachim C Ritter

Sourav Kumar Sengupta

Wathudura Indika Namal De Silva

Carl Andrew Menning

Ekaterini Korovessi

Alan Martin Allgeier

Christina S Stauffer

Disclosed are processes for preparing 1,2-cyclohexanediol, and mixtures of 1,2-cyclohexanediol and 1,6-hexanediol, by hydrogenating 1,2,6-hexanetriol.

Process for the production of hexanediols

Disclosed herein are processes comprising contacting isosorbide with hydrogen in the presence of a first hydrogenation catalyst to form a first product mixture comprising tetrahydrofuran-2,5-dimethanol. The processes can further comprise heating the first product mixture in the presence of hydrogen and a second hydrogenation catalyst to form a second product mixture comprising 1,6-hexanediol. The first and second hydrogenation catalysts can be the same or different.

Production of tetrahydrofuran-2, 5-dimethanol from isosorbide

Disclosed herein are processes for preparing an &#x3b1;,&#x3c9;-C-diol, wherein n is 5 or greater, from a feedstock comprising a Coxygenate. In one embodiment, the process comprises contacting the feedstock with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst comprising Cu, a Cu oxide, or mixtures thereof; a heteropoly acid component comprising H[P(WO)], H[Si(WO)], H[P(MoO)], H[Si(MoO)], CsH[P(WO)], CsH[Si(WO)], or mixtures thereof; optionally a second metal component comprising Cr, a Cr oxide, Ni, a Ni oxide, Mn, a Mn oxide, Fe, an Fe oxide, Co, a Co oxide, Mo, a Mo oxide, W, a W oxide, Re, a Re oxide, Zn, or a Zn oxide, Ag, a Ag oxide, SiO, or AlO; optionally at least one promoter comprising Na, K, Mg, Rb, Cs, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ce, or mixtures thereof; and optionally a support.

Production of &#x3b1;,&#x3c9;-diols

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Joseph E Murphy