Amoco Corporation

Judith B Melville

David A Young

John A Donohue

Peter G Pappas

Jeffrey A Amelse

Richard E DeSimone

Nancy A Kutz

Brian L Slusar

L Charles Hardy

Described are processes for the gas-phase mono N-alkylation of an aniline or an aminonaphthalene using a C.sub.1 to C.sub.5 aliphatic alcohol or ether over certain catalyst compositions based upon crystalline molecular sieves or amorphous silica-aluminas.

Catalyzed gas-phase mono N-alkylation of aromatic primary amines

Gallium-containing, crystalline silicate molecular sieves in which substantially all of the gallium occupies molecular sieve lattice positions or is intimately associated with the crystal lattice of the silicate sieve when composited into a silica matrix are shown to form catalyst compositions having superior properties for the catalytic, liquid-phase isomerization of a xylene-containing stream containing a minor amount of ethylbenzene to a product mixture rich in paraxylene.

Liquid-phase xylene isomerization

The preparation, structure, and properties of solid inorganic materials containing cobalt, boron, oxygen and, optionally, aluminum, is described. Also described is the use of such materials in catalytic compositions for the conversion of organic compounds. In particular, the new material Co(BO.sub.2)OH is described as well as the use of such material in various catalyzed processes including oxidation of organic compound processes. A particularly useful process is a heterogeneous catalyzed partial oxidation of an alkylaromatic followed by complete oxidation to an aromatic polycarboxlic acid in a water phase.

Catalyst containing cobalt boron and oxygen and optionally aluminum of

Described is a process for selectively converting xylene in the gas phase with an ethylating agent under hydrocarbon conversion conditions to a highly pure 3,4-dimethylethylbenzene product in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising a metal-ion-modified, crystalline borosilicate molecular sieve in which the metal is intimately associated with the framework silica lattice, composited in an inorganic matrix.

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Judith B Melville