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Title: Novel Fischer-Tropsch catalysts

Abstract

Novel polymer-supported metal complexes of the formula: PS --R Me(CO).sub.n H.sub.m where: PS represents a divinylbenzene crosslinked polystyrene in which the divinylbenzene crosslinking is greater than 1% and less than about 18%; R represents a cycloalkadienyl radical of 4 through 6 carbon atoms; Me represents a Group VIII metal; CO represents a carbonyl radical; H represents hydrogen; n represents an integer varying from 0 through 3; m represents an integer varying from 0 through 2 inclusively with the further provision that 2n+m must total 18 when added to the electrons in R and Me, or n+m must total 0; are prepared by: brominating PS --H by treating same with bromine in the presence of a thallium salt in a partially or fully halogenated solvent to form PS --Br; treating said PS --Br so produced with a lithium alkyl of 1 through 12 carbon atoms in an aromatic solvent to produce PS --Li; substituting said PS-- Li so produced by reaction with a 2-cycloalkenone of 4 to 6 carbon atoms in the presence of an ether solvent and using a water work-up to form a cycloalkenylalcohol-substituted PS ; dehydrating said alcohol so produced by heating under a vacuum to produce amore » cycloalkadienyl-substituted PS ; reacting the cycloalkadienyl-substituted PS with metal carbonyl in the presence of a partially or fully halogenated hydrocarbon, aromatic hydrocarbon of 6 through 8 carbon atoms, ethers, or esters of 4 through 10 carbon atoms as a solvent to produce a polystyrene-supported cycloalkadienyl metal carbonyl. The novel compounds are used as improved Fischer-Tropsch catalysts particularly for the conversion of CO+H.sub.2 to gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons at milder conditions than with prior catalysts.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Kensington, CA
  2. Berkeley, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864017
Patent Number(s):
4292415
Assignee:
United State of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
novel; fischer-tropsch; catalysts; polymer-supported; metal; complexes; formula; -r; represents; divinylbenzene; crosslinked; polystyrene; crosslinking; 18; cycloalkadienyl; radical; carbon; atoms; viii; carbonyl; hydrogen; integer; varying; inclusively; provision; 2n; total; added; electrons; prepared; brominating; -h; treating; bromine; presence; thallium; salt; partially; halogenated; solvent; form; -br; produced; lithium; alkyl; 12; aromatic; produce; -li; substituting; ps-; reaction; 2-cycloalkenone; water; work-up; cycloalkenylalcohol-substituted; dehydrating; alcohol; heating; vacuum; cycloalkadienyl-substituted; reacting; hydrocarbon; ethers; esters; 10; polystyrene-supported; compounds; improved; particularly; conversion; gaseous; liquid; hydrocarbons; milder; conditions; prior; fischer-tropsch catalysts; integer varying; supported metal; liquid hydrocarbon; fischer-tropsch catalyst; viii metal; liquid hydrocarbons; metal complexes; carbon atoms; metal carbonyl; novel compounds; carbon atom; aromatic hydrocarbon; halogenated hydrocarbon; metal complex; represents hydrogen; water work-up; thallium salt; aromatic solvent; carbonyl radical; polystyrene-supported cycloalkadienyl; polymer-supported metal; prior catalysts; novel fischer-tropsch; milder conditions; novel polymer-supported; catalysts particularly; metal carbon; improved fischer-tropsch; divinylbenzene crosslinking; divinylbenzene crosslinked; halogenated solvent; crosslinked polystyrene; lithium alkyl; cycloalkadienyl radical; cycloalkadienyl metal; novel compound; /525/521/

Citation Formats

Vollhardt, Kurt P. C., and Perkins, Patrick. Novel Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Vollhardt, Kurt P. C., & Perkins, Patrick. Novel Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. United States.
Vollhardt, Kurt P. C., and Perkins, Patrick. Thu . "Novel Fischer-Tropsch catalysts". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864017.
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abstractNote = {Novel polymer-supported metal complexes of the formula: PS --R Me(CO).sub.n H.sub.m where: PS represents a divinylbenzene crosslinked polystyrene in which the divinylbenzene crosslinking is greater than 1% and less than about 18%; R represents a cycloalkadienyl radical of 4 through 6 carbon atoms; Me represents a Group VIII metal; CO represents a carbonyl radical; H represents hydrogen; n represents an integer varying from 0 through 3; m represents an integer varying from 0 through 2 inclusively with the further provision that 2n+m must total 18 when added to the electrons in R and Me, or n+m must total 0; are prepared by: brominating PS --H by treating same with bromine in the presence of a thallium salt in a partially or fully halogenated solvent to form PS --Br; treating said PS --Br so produced with a lithium alkyl of 1 through 12 carbon atoms in an aromatic solvent to produce PS --Li; substituting said PS-- Li so produced by reaction with a 2-cycloalkenone of 4 to 6 carbon atoms in the presence of an ether solvent and using a water work-up to form a cycloalkenylalcohol-substituted PS ; dehydrating said alcohol so produced by heating under a vacuum to produce a cycloalkadienyl-substituted PS ; reacting the cycloalkadienyl-substituted PS with metal carbonyl in the presence of a partially or fully halogenated hydrocarbon, aromatic hydrocarbon of 6 through 8 carbon atoms, ethers, or esters of 4 through 10 carbon atoms as a solvent to produce a polystyrene-supported cycloalkadienyl metal carbonyl. The novel compounds are used as improved Fischer-Tropsch catalysts particularly for the conversion of CO+H.sub.2 to gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons at milder conditions than with prior catalysts.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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