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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy A Periana, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric R Evitt, Mountain View, CA (US);
Henry Taube, Stanford, CA (US);
Assignee:
Catalytica, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585500 ; 585469 ; 585638 ; 585733 ; 585943 ; 560302 ; 560304 ; 560305 ; 560318 ;
Abstract
This invention is a process for converting lower alkanes into their corresponding esters and optionally into various intermediates (such as methanol) and other liquid hydrocarbons. The alkanes are oxidatively converted to oxy-esters at high selectivity using catalytic amounts of a Group VIII noble metal. If so desired, the alkyl oxy-esters may be converted to alcohols or other intermediates such as alkyl halides. The oxy-esters, alcohols, and other intermediates may optionally be converted to liquid hydrocarbons such as gasoline.