A method of effecting a reaction between oxygen and an organic substance comprising the stages of: a. forming a reaction mixture comprising an N-alkylpyrrolidinone, at least one organic substance capable of reaction with oxygen and a hydroperoxide decomposition catalytically effective amount of a transition metal oxidation catalyst under a partial pressure of oxygen of at least about 16 psig, the molar ratio of organic substance to N-alkylpyrrolidinone being at least about 1:100; b. subjecting the reaction mixture to conditions such that an oxidation reaction occurs, whereby: (1) at least a portion of the N-alkylpyrrolidinone is oxidized, in situ, to the corresponding hydroperoxide; (2) the hydroperoxide is subsequently decomposed by the catalytic action of the transition metal oxidation catalyst to the corresponding N-alkylsuccinimide, the decomposition resulting in the production of active oxygen which reacts with the organic substance; c. after separating the reaction product of oxygen and the organic substance, contacting the product of stage b with hydrogen and a catalytically effective amount of a hydrogenation catalyst for a time and under reaction conditions effective to hydrogenate the N-alkylsuccinimide to form the corresponding N-alkylpyrrolidinone; and d. recycling the N-alkylpyrrolidinone produced in stage c to stage a.
一种实现氧与有机物质反应的方法,包括以下步骤:a.形成反应混合物,其中包括N-烷基
吡咯烷酮、至少一种能够与氧反应的有机物质和过渡
金属氧化催化剂的过氧化物分解催化剂有效量,在至少16 psig的氧分压下,有机物质与N-烷基
吡咯烷酮的摩尔比至少为1:100;b.将反应混合物置于条件下,使氧化反应发生,从而:(1)至少部分N-烷基
吡咯烷酮在原位氧化为相应的过氧化物;(2)过氧化物随后通过过渡
金属氧化催化剂的催化作用分解为相应的N-烷基琥珀
酰亚胺,分解产生活性氧与有机物质反应;c.在分离氧与有机物质的反应产物后,将步骤b的产物与氢和氢化催化剂的催化有效量接触,以在有效时间和反应条件下加氢N-烷基琥珀
酰亚胺形成相应的N-烷基
吡咯烷酮;d.将在步骤c中产生的N-烷基
吡咯烷酮回收到步骤a。