Catalytic alkylation of alcohols to liquid ethers and organic compounds to alkylated products
申请人:Carter Melvin Keith
公开号:US20130204037A1
公开(公告)日:2013-08-08
A catalytic process is taught for non-oxidative alkylation of organic compounds, comprising alcohols, alkanes, glycols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amines, thiols or phosphines, by alkyl groups produced from alcohols or glycols, forming products comprising ethers and other higher molecular weight alkylated compounds. The process is conducted at a reflux temperature below 200° C. in the presence of an acid, alkali or neutral salt dehydrating agent comprising sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid or their salts, lime or anhydrous calcium sulfate in the absence of zero valent metals and air. Specifically, this catalytic process converts ethanol to ethyl butyl ethers, ethyl hexyl ethers and dibutyl ethers or oxygenated gasoline as well as amines comprising n-butyl amine plus butanol to dibutyl amine and butyl hexyl amines at ambient pressure. This same catalytic alkylation chemistry, which does not constitute a condensation reaction, alkylates 4-hydroxybenzoic acid using ethanol to 4-ethoxyethylbenzoic acid products.
本发明教授一种非氧化烷基化有机化合物的催化过程,包括醇、烷烃、乙二醇、醚、醛、酮、羧酸、酯、胺、硫醇或膦化物,通过从醇或乙二醇产生的烷基基团进行烷基化反应,形成包括醚和其他高分子量烷基化合物的产物。该过程在200°C以下的回流温度下,在没有零价金属和空气的情况下,存在酸、碱或中性盐脱水剂,包括硫酸、磷酸或它们的盐、石灰或无水硫酸钙。具体而言,该催化过程将乙醇转化为乙基丁基醚、乙基己基醚和二丁基醚或含氧汽油,以及在常压下将正丁胺和丁醇烷基化为二丁基胺和正丁己胺。这种催化烷基化化学反应还可以使用乙醇将4-羟基苯甲酸烷基化为4-乙氧基乙基苯甲酸产物,不构成缩合反应。