Cyano- and polycyanometallo-porphyrins as catalysts for alkane oxidation

Patent · 16 January 1995

OSTI ID:6676514

Ellis, Jr, P E; Lyons, J E

New compositions of matter comprising cyano-substituted metal complexes of porphyrins are catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes. The metal is iron, chromium, manganese, ruthenium, copper or cobalt. The porphyrin ring has cyano groups attached thereto in meso and/or [beta]-pyrrolic positions.

• DOE Contract Number: FC21-90MC26029
• Assignee: Sun Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5382662; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-997815
• OSTI ID: 6676514
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020500* -- Petroleum-- Products & By-Products
ALKANES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
COBALT COMPOUNDS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
IRON COMPOUNDS
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PORPHYRINS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS