Paul R Ellis

US Patent:

53959884, Mar 7, 1995

Filed:

Apr 4, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/223090

Inventors:

Manoj V. Bhinde - Boothwyn PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA
Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA

Assignee:

Sun Company, Inc. (R&M) - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07C 2900
C07C 3112
C07C 3514
C07C 3322

US Classification:

568835

Abstract:

Organic hydroperoxides are decomposed by drying a reaction mixture containing the organic hydroperoxide and an organic solvent and contacting the dried reaction mixture with a metal organic ligand catalyst under hydroperoxide decomposition conditions. An organic co-solvent for the hydroperoxide may also be used.

US Patent:

48956821, Jan 23, 1990

Filed:

Jan 2, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/000246

Inventors:

Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA
Harry K. Myers - Cochranville PA

Assignee:

Sun Refining and Marketing Copany - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07C 6700
C07C 2712
C07C 4532

US Classification:

2604109R

Abstract:

Hydrocarbons, and particularly lower molecular weight alkanes and cycloalkanes, may readily be oxidixed with air or O. sub. 2 to form such products as alcohols, ketones, and the like selectively in high yields when there is employed as the catalyst a highly active azide-activated metal coordination complex having the structure ##STR1## where M is a transition metal; " " is a ligand; and X is azide. The invention is also directed to certain novel azide-activated metal coordination complex catalysts per se.

US Patent:

54897165, Feb 6, 1996

Filed:

Sep 7, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/303105

Inventors:

Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA

Assignee:

Sun Company, Inc. (R&M) - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07C 2950
C07C 3112

US Classification:

568910

Abstract:

The invention provides novel methods for the oxidation of hydrocarbons with oxygen-containing gas to form hydroxy-group containing compounds and for the decomposition of hydroperoxides to form hydroxygroup containing compounds. The catalysts used in the methods of the invention comprise transition metal complexes of a porphyrin ring having 1 to 12 halogen substituents on the porphyrin ring, at least one of said halogens being in a meso position and/or the catalyst containing no aryl group in a meso position. The catalyst compositions are prepared by halogenating a transition metal complex of a porphyrin. In one embodiment, a complex of a porphyrin with a metal whose porphyrin complexes are not active for oxidation of alkanes is halogenated, thereby to obtain a haloporphyrin complex of that metal, the metal is removed from the haloporphyrin complex to obtain the free base form of the haloporphyrin, and a metal such as iron whose porphyrin complexes are active for oxidation of alkanes and for the decomposition of alkyl hydroperoxides is complexed with the free base to obtain an active catalyst for oxidation of alkanes and decomposition of alkyl hydroperoxides.

US Patent:

52801152, Jan 18, 1994

Filed:

Jun 2, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/892106

Inventors:

Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA

Assignee:

Sun Company, Inc. (R&M) - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07D48722

US Classification:

540145

Abstract:

Compositions of matter comprising nitro-substituted metal complexes of porphyrins are catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes. The metal is iron, chromium, manganese, ruthenium, copper or cobalt. The porphyrin ring has nitro groups attached thereto in meso and/or. beta. -pyrrolic positions.

US Patent:

53548574, Oct 11, 1994

Filed:

Jul 29, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/099281

Inventors:

Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA

Assignee:

Sun Company, Inc. (R&M) - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07D48722

US Classification:

540135

Abstract:

As a new composition of matter, alkali metal or ammonium or tetraalkylammonium diazidoperfluorophthalocyanatoferrate. Other embodiments of the invention comprise compositions wherein the metal of the coordination complex is cobalt, manganese and chromium.

US Patent:

56633289, Sep 2, 1997

Filed:

Jun 27, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/672202

Inventors:

Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA

Assignee:

Sun Company, Inc. (R&M) - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07D48722
C07C 2950
C07C 3112

US Classification:

540145

Abstract:

The invention provides novel catalyst compositions, useful in the oxidation of hydrocarbons with air or oxygen to form hydroxy-group containing compounds and in the decomposition of hydroperoxides to form hydroxy-group containing compounds. The catalysts comprise transition metal complexes of a porphyrin ring having 1 to 12 halogen substituents on the porphyrin ring, at least one of said halogens being in a meso position and/or the catalyst containing no aryl group in a meso position. The compositions are prepared by halogenating a transition metal complex of a porphyrin. In one embodiment, a complex of a porphyrin with a metal whose porphyrin complexes are not active for oxidation of hydrocarbons is halogenated, thereby to obtain a haloporphyrin complex of that metal, the metal is removed from the haloporphyrin complex to obtain the free base form of the haloporphyrin, and a metal such as iron whose porphyrin complexes are active for oxidation of hydrocarbons and for the decomposition of alkyl hydroperoxides is complexed with the free base to obtain an active catalyst for oxidation of hydrocarbons and decomposition of alkyl hydroperoxides.

US Patent:

49703480, Nov 13, 1990

Filed:

Nov 6, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/432266

Inventors:

Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA

Assignee:

Sun Refining and Marketing Company - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07C 4533

US Classification:

568399

Abstract:

Butane is selectively oxidized to methylethylketone with a chromium-halogenated ligand coordination complex catalyst.

US Patent:

53826620, Jan 17, 1995

Filed:

Dec 29, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/997815

Inventors:

Paul E. Ellis - Downingtown PA
James E. Lyons - Wallingford PA

Assignee:

Sun Company, Inc. (R&M) - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

C07D48722

US Classification:

540145

Abstract:

New compositions of matter comprising cyano-substituted metal complexes of porphyrins are catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes. The metal is iron, chromium, manganese, ruthenium, copper or cobalt. The porphyrin ring has cyano groups attached thereto in meso and/or. beta. -pyrrolic positions.