55111-03-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
TANDEM TRANSFER HYDROGENATION AND OLIGOMERIZATION FOR HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION
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Paragraph 0112-0114, (2014/07/23)
The disclosure provides for hydrocarbon production by hydrogenation and oligomerizaton and, more particularly, to catalysis of alkanes and alkenes by a tandem transfer hydrogenation and oligomerization.
Upgrading light hydrocarbons via tandem catalysis: A dual homogeneous Ta/Ir system for alkane/alkene coupling
Leitch, David C.,Lam, Yan Choi,Labinger, Jay A.,Bercaw, John E.
supporting information, p. 10302 - 10305 (2013/08/23)
Light alkanes and alkenes are abundant but are underutilized as energy carriers because of their high volatility and low energy density. A tandem catalytic approach for the coupling of alkanes and alkenes has been developed in order to upgrade these light hydrocarbons into heavier fuel molecules. This process involves alkane dehydrogenation by a pincer-ligated iridium complex and alkene dimerization by a Cp*TaCl2(alkene) catalyst. These two homogeneous catalysts operate with up to 60/30 cooperative turnovers (Ir/Ta) in the dimerization of 1-hexene/n-heptane, giving C13/C14 products in 40% yield. This dual system can also effect the catalytic dimerization of n-heptane (neohexene as the H2 acceptor) with cooperative turnover numbers of 22/3 (Ir/Ta).
