Claims
- 1. A process for oxidative cleavage of an oxidizable organic compound to form an oxidized organic compound which comprises:
reacting the oxidizable organic compound with a mixture of a metal catalyst comprising osmium and a peroxy compound selected from the group consisting of peroxymonosulfuric acid and salts thereof which oxidatively cleaves the oxidizable organic compound to form the oxidized organic compound.
- 2. A process for oxidative cleavage of an oxidizable organic compound to form an oxidized organic compound which comprises:
reacting the oxidizable organic compound with a mixture of a metal catalyst comprising osmium and an alkali metal monopersulfate which oxidatively cleaves the oxidizable organic compound to form the oxidized organic compound.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the alkali metal is potassium.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the oxidizable organic compound contains unsaturated bonds which are oxidized.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein the bonds are double bonds.
- 6. The process of any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wherein the reaction is performed in a non-oxidizable organic solvent.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the osmium is selected from the group consisting of osmium tetroxide (OsO4), osmium trichloride (OsCl3), K2OsO4*2H2O, and mixtures thereof.
- 8. A process for oxidizing a carbon-carbon double bond in an organic compound to produce an organic compound selected from the group consisting of an aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, and ester, comprising:
(a) providing the organic compound with the carbon-carbon double bond in an organic solvent; (b) reacting the organic compound with the carbon-carbon double bond in the organic solvent with a mixture of a metal catalyst comprising osmium and an oxidizing compound selected from the group consisting of peroxymonosulfuric acid and salts thereof in a reaction wherein the carbon-carbon double bond is oxidized to produce the organic compound selected from the group consisting of an aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, and ester; and (c) recovering the organic compound selected from the group consisting of the aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, and ester from the reaction.
- 9. The process of claim 8 wherein the osmium is selected from the group consisting of osmium tetroxide, osmium trichloride, K2OsO4*2H2O, and mixtures thereof.
- 10. The process of claim 8 or 9 wherein the metal catalyst comprising the osmium is provided in a polymer.
- 11. The process of claim 8 wherein the oxidizing compound is an alkali metal peroxymonosulfate.
- 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the alkali metal peroxymonosulfate is potassium peroxymonosulfate.
- 13. The process of claim 8 wherein the oxidizing compound comprises 2KHSO5.KHSO4.K2SO4.
- 14. The process of claim 8 wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethyl formamide, dichloromethane, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, N-methyl pyrrolidinone, hexamethyl phosphonamide, pyrrolidinone, dimethyl acetomide, and acetone.
- 15. The process of any one of claims 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 wherein the organic compound with the carbon-carbon double bond is an olefin.
- 16. The process of claim 15 wherein the olefin is selected from the group consisting of mono-substituted, 1,1_di-substituted, 1,2-di-substituted, tri-substituted, tetra-substituted olefins, and mixtures thereof.
- 17. The process of claim 8 wherein the osmium is selected from the group consisting of osmium tetroxide (OsO4), osmium trichloride (OsCl3), K2OsO4*2H2O, and mixtures thereof.
- 18. A process for producing an ester from an aldehyde comprising:
(a) providing the aldehyde in an alcohol solvent; (b) reacting the aldehyde and the alcohol solvent with an oxidizing compound selected from the group consisting of peroxymonosulfuric acid and salts thereof alone or with an additional oxidant in a reaction wherein the aldehyde is oxidized and which reacts with the alcohol solvent to form the ester; and (c) recovering the ester from the reaction.
- 19. The process of claim 18 wherein the oxidizing compound is an alkali metal peroxymonosulfate.
- 20. The process of claim 19 wherein the alkali metal peroxymonosulfate is potassium peroxymonosulfate.
- 21. The process of claim 19 wherein the oxidizing compound comprises 2KHSO5.KHSO4.K2SO4.
- 22. The process of claim 18 wherein the alcohol solvent is a lower alcohol.
- 23. The process of claim 22 wherein the lower alcohol is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol.
- 24. A process for producing a carboxylic acid from an aldehyde comprising:
(a) providing the aldehyde in a solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethyl formamide, dichloromethane, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, N-methyl pyrrolidinone, hexamethyl phosphonamide, pyrrolidinone, dimethyl acetomide, and acetone; (b) reacting the aldehyde with an oxidizing compound selected from the group consisting of peroxymonosulfuric acid and salts thereof alone or with an additional oxidant in a reaction wherein the aldehyde is oxidized to the ester; and (c) recovering the ester from the reaction.
- 25. The process of claim 24 wherein the oxidizing compound is an alkali metal peroxymonosulfate.
- 26. The process of claim 25 wherein the alkali metal peroxymonosulfate is potassium peroxymonosulfate.
- 27. The process of claim 24 wherein the oxidizing compound comprises 2KHSO5.KHSO4.K2SO4.
- 28. A composition for use in oxidizing organic compounds which comprises in admixture:
(a) a metal catalyst comprising osmium; and (b) a peroxy compound selected from the group consisting of peroxymonosulfuric acid and salts thereof.
- 29. The composition of claim 28 wherein the peroxy compound is an alkali metal peroxymonosulfate.
- 30. The composition of claim 29 wherein the alkali metal is potassium.
- 31. The composition of any one of claims 29, 30 or 31 in a non-oxidizable organic solvent.
- 32. The composition of claim 28 wherein the osmium is selected from the group consisting of osmium tetroxide (OsO4), osmium trichloride (OsCl3), K2OsO4*2H2O, and mixtures thereof.
- 33. A composition for use in oxidizing an olefin to an aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, or ester which comprises in admixture:
(a) a metal catalyst comprising osmium; and (b) an oxidizing compound selected from the group consisting of peroxymonosulfuric acid and salts thereof.
- 34. The composition of claim 33 wherein the osmium is selected from the group consisting of osmium tetroxide (OsO4), osmium trichloride (OsCl3), K2OsO4*2H2O, and mixtures thereof.
- 35. The composition of claim 34 wherein the metal catalyst is provided in a polymer.
- 36. The composition of claim 33 wherein the oxidizing compound is an alkali metal peroxymonosulfate.
- 37. The composition of claim 36 wherein the alkali metal peroxymonosulfate is potassium peroxymonosulfate.
- 38. The composition of claim 33 wherein the oxidizing compound comprises 2KHSO5.KHSO4.K2SO4.
- 39. A kit as a package for use in oxidizing an organic compound which comprises:
(a) a first container of a metal catalyst comprising osmium; and (b) a second container of a peroxy compound selected from the group consisting of peroxymonosulfuric acid and salts thereof.
- 40. The kit of claim 39 wherein the peroxy compound is an alkali metal peroxymonosulfate.
- 41. The kit of any one of claims 39 or 40 wherein the alkali metal is potassium.
- 42. The kit of any one of claims 39, 40, or 41 wherein the first and second containers contain a non-oxidizable solvent.
- 43. The kit of claim 36 wherein the osmium is selected from the group consisting of osmium tetroxide (OsO4), osmium trichloride (OsCl3), K2OsO4*2H2O, and mixtures thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Serial No. 60/348,699 filed Jan. 15, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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