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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Alan S. Goldman, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Maurice Brookhart, Carrboro, NC (US);
Amy H. Roy, Laurel, MD (US);
Ritu Ahuja, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Zheng Huang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Alan S. Goldman, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Maurice Brookhart, Carrboro, NC (US);
Amy H. Roy, Laurel, MD (US);
Ritu Ahuja, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Zheng Huang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of converting at least one first alkane to a mixture of at least one low molecular weight alkane (optionally also including additional lower and/or higher molecular weight alkanes) and at least one high molecular weight alkane, comprising: reacting a first alkane in the presence of dual catalyst system comprising a first catalyst (i.e., a hydrogen transfer catalyst and preferably an iridium pincer complex catalyst) and a second catalyst (i.e., a metathesis catalyst) to produce a mixture of low and high molecular weight alkanes.