Catalytic processes have been developed for direct ambient air oxidative conversion of hydrocarbons to aldehydes and unsaturated alcohols. Aliphatic hydrocarbons including methane, hexanes, octanes, decanes, gasoline, diesel fuel, oils, solvents and other organic compounds have been oxidized by this catalytic process. The catalysts are based on molecular strings of di-, tri- and/or poly-groups of transition metal complexes. Laboratory results have demonstrated [iron(II)]
2
, [manganese(II)]
2
and related families of catalysts to be effective for ambient air direct oxidative conversion of hydrocarbons to products in high yields at room temperature and above, while [cobalt(II)]
3
was effective for air oxidative conversion of methane to formaldehyde and for other gaseous hydrocarbons to their corresponding aldehydes at elevated temperatures.
已开发出催化工艺,可将碳氢化合物直接在环境空气中氧化转化为醛和不饱和醇。包括
甲烷、己烷、
辛烷、
癸烷、汽油、柴油、机油、溶剂和其他有机化合物在内的脂肪族碳氢化合物都可以通过这种催化过程进行氧化。催化剂以过渡
金属复合物的二基、三基和/或多基分子串为基础。实验室研究结果表明,
铁(II)和
铁(II)络合物可在催化过程中氧化有机化合物;
2
、[
锰(II)]
2
及相关系列催化剂可在室温及以上条件下有效地将碳氢化合物直接氧化转化为高产率产品,而 [
钴(II)]
3
则可在高温下有效地将
甲烷氧化转化为
甲醛以及将其他气态碳氢化合物氧化转化为相应的醛。