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Aliphatic aromatization with intemetallic Group VIII-IIIA, IVA catalyst
Assignee: AT&T Labs Inc
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Filing: 1986-01-29
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Granted: 1986-09-16
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Expires: 2006-01-29
Abstract
Abstract Supported intermetallic compounds are produced by a two-step process. In the first step, a supported metal is formed, for example, by solvating a metallic salt such as nickel nitrate and applying it to a support medium. The treated support body is then heated in the presence of a reducing agent to produce elemental metal. The supported metal is then treated with a reactive organometallic or metal hydride compound to yield a supported intermetallic compound. For example, supported elemental nickel is treated with hexamethyldisilane to produce supported nickel silicide.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence H. Dubois
- 👤 Ralph G. Nuzzo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:29
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/835; B01J23/38; B01J23/40; B01J23/54; B01J23/56; B01J23/62; B01J23/74; B01J23/825; B01J37/00; B01J37/08; B01J37/082; B01J37/086; C; C10; C10G; C10G35/00; C10G35/04; C10G35/06; C10G35/085; C10G35/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A catalytic process comprising the steps of contacting an aliphatic organic compound with an intermetallic catalyst to produce an aromatic compound characterized in that said intermetallic catalyst comprises at least two metals bound by intermetallic chemical bonds wherein said intermetallic catalyst is produced by the process comprising the steps of forming a Group VIII containing metal material on a supporting substrate and reacting said metal material with a reactant comprising a metal containing substance chosen from the group consisting of metal hydrides and organometallic materials where said reactant contains at least one member chosen from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, aluminum, boron, gallium, indium, and tin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A catalytic process comprising the steps of contacting an aliphatic organic compound with an intermetallic catalyst to produce an aromatic compound characterized in that said intermetallic catalyst comprises at least two metals bound by intermetallic chemical bonds wherein said intermetallic catalyst is produced by the process comprising the steps of forming a Group VIII containing metal material on a supporting substrate and reacting said metal material with a reactant comprising a metal containing substance chosen from the group consisting of metal hydrides and organometallic materials where said reactant contains at least one member chosen from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, aluminum, boron, gallium, indium, and tin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said metal hydride is chosen from the group consisting of silanes and germanes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said organometallic material is chosen from the group consisting of disilanes and digermanes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said disilanes comprise lower alkyl disilanes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said disilanes comprise hexamethyldisilane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said Group VIII containing material comprises a member chosen from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said digermanes comprise lower alkyl digermanes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 7 wherein said digermanes comprise hexamethyldigermane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said Group VIII containing material comprises nickel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 where said supporting body comprises a member chosen from the group consisting of silica and alumina.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said supporting body has a surface area of at least 10 m 2 /gm.
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