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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Louis A. Silks, Los Alamos, NM (US);
John C. Gordon, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Ruilan Wu, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Susan Kloek Hanson, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Louis A. Silks, Los Alamos, NM (US);
John C. Gordon, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Ruilan Wu, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Susan Kloek Hanson, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
Method of producing C-Chydrocarbons comprising providing a ketone starting material; providing an aldol starting material comprising hydroxymethylfurfural; mixing the ketone starting material and the aldol starting material in a reaction in the presence of a proline-containing catalyst selected from the group consisting of Zn(Pro), Yb(Pro), and combinations thereof, or a catalyst having one of the structures (I), (II) or (III), and in the presence of a solvent, wherein the solvent comprises water and is substantially free of organic solvents, where (I), (II) and (III) respectively are: In (III), X may be CH, sulfur or selenium, M may be Zn, Mg, or a lanthanide, and Rand Reach independently may be a methyl, ethyl, phenyl moiety.