Claims
- 1. A process for preparing ketones in high selectivity which comprises contacting the corresponding olefin in the gaseous phase with water vapor in an oxygen-free reaction zone at elevated temperature in the presence of a catalyst comprising rhenium sulfide, said olefin comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of linear mono-olefins of from 2 to 20 carbon atoms and cyclic mono-olefins of from 3 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 2. The process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst additionally comprises at least one promoter selected from the group consisting of sulfides of Group VIB and Group VIII noble metals.
- 3. The process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst comprises a mixture of (1) a sulfide of Re, (2) a sulfide of Cr, Mo or W, and (3) a sulfide of Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir or Pt.
- 4. The process according to claim 1 wherein said olefin comprises an alkene of from 4 to 10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkene of from 4 to 10 carbon atoms.
- 5. The process according to claim 1 wherein the catalyst is supported on gamma-alumina.
- 6. A process for converting an olefin selected from the group consisting of alkenes having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms and cycloalkenes having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms into the corresponding ketone, which comprises contacting said olefin in the gaseous phase with water vapor in an oxygen-free reaction zone in the presence of a solid catalyst comprising rhenium sulfide, at a temperature of from about 125.degree. to 600.degree. C. and at pressures of from about 0 to 2000 psig.
- 7. The process according to claim 6 wherein said water vapor and said olefin are introduced into said reaction zone in a molar ratio of olefin:water vapor of from about 2:1 to 1:20.
- 8. The process according to claim 6 wherein said catalyst additionally comprises at least one promoter selected from the group consisting of sulfides of Cr, Mo, W, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir and Pt.
- 9. The process according to claim 7 wherein said temperature is from 200.degree. to 400.degree. C., and said olefin and water vapor are contacted at a gas hourly space velocity through the reaction zone of from 100 to 10,000 v/v/hour.
- 10. The process according to claim 7 wherein said olefin comprises butene-1 and said ketone comprises methyl ethyl ketone.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of our Ser. No. 420,527, filed Sept. 21, 1982 now abandoned, and is related to our applications filed on even date herewith, Ser. No. 516,903, filed July 25, 1983, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,528,401, entitled "Improved Catalytic Process for the Manufacture of Ketone", which is a continuation-in-part of our Ser. Nos. 420,715 and 420,627, both filed on Sept. 21, 1982; Ser. No. 516,537, filed July 25, 1983, entitled "Catalytic Process for the Manufacture of Ketones", which is a continuation-in-part of our Ser. Nos. 420,525, 420,526, 420,648 and 420,716, all filed on Sept. 21, 1982; and Ser. No. 516,901, filed July 25, 1983, entitled "Improved Catalysts and Process for Oxidative Conversion of Olefins to Ketones", which is a continuation-in-part of our Ser. No. 420,626, filed Sept. 21, 1982.
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