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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
E I Du Pont DE Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Alan Martin Allgeier, Wilmington, DE (US);
Wathudura Indika Namal De Silva, Wilmington, DE (US);
Carl Andrew Menning, Newark, DE (US);
Joachim C Ritter, Wilmington, DE (US);
Sourav Kumar Sengupta, Wilmington, DE (US);
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are processes for preparing an α,ω-C-diol, wherein n is 5 or greater, from a feedstock comprising a Coxygenate. In some embodiments, the process comprises contacting the feedstock with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst comprising metals M1, M2, and M3 and optionally a support, wherein: M1 is Mn, Cr, V, or Ti; M2 is Ni, Co, or Fe; and M3 is Cu, Ag, Pt, Pd or Au; or M1 is Pt or Rh; M2 is Cu, Ni or Pd; and M3 is Mo, Re or W. The Coxygenate may be obtained from a biorenewable resource.