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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul R. Kurek, Barrington, IL (US);
David W. House, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/500 ;
Abstract
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 preferably carried out using sulfolane as the solvent. Optionally, the oxygenated product can be hydrogenated to give the corresponding alcohol which can optionally in turn be dehydrated to provide the corresponding olefin.