U.S. patent application number 15/183781 was filed with the patent office on 2017-03-09 for methods for treating substrates prior to metathesis reactions, and methods for metathesizing substrates.
This patent application is currently assigned to Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.. The applicant listed for this patent is Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.. Invention is credited to Steven A. Cohen, Georg E. Frater, Levente Ondi, Jeno Varga, Keith M. Wampler.
Application Number | 20170066993 15/183781 |
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Filed Date | 2017-03-09 |
United States Patent
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20170066993 |
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Wampler; Keith M. ; et
al. |
March 9, 2017 |
Methods for Treating Substrates Prior to Metathesis Reactions, and
Methods for Metathesizing Substrates
Abstract
A method for treating a substrate prior to a metathesis reaction
includes treating the substrate with a first agent configured to
mitigate potentially adverse effects of one or more contaminants in
the substrate on a catalyst used to catalyze the metathesis
reaction. The treating reduces a level of the one or more
contaminants by an amount sufficient to enable the metathesis
reaction to proceed at a substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio of at
least about 7,500 to 1. Methods for metathesizing substrates are
described.
Inventors: |
Wampler; Keith M.;
(Brookfield, IL) ; Cohen; Steven A.; (Naperville,
IL) ; Frater; Georg E.; (Ebnat-Kappel, CH) ;
Ondi; Levente; (Veresegyhaz, HU) ; Varga; Jeno;
(Budapest, HU) |
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. |
Woodridge |
IL |
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Elevance Renewable Sciences,
Inc.
Woodridge
IL
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Family ID: |
50819941 |
Appl. No.: |
15/183781 |
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June 16, 2016 |
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C07C 6/04 20130101; C07C
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20130101; C07C 6/04 20130101; C11B 3/001 20130101; C07C 7/12
20130101; C11B 3/10 20130101; C11B 3/12 20130101; C10G 3/46
20130101; C11B 3/02 20130101; C07C 67/58 20130101; Y02P 30/20
20151101; C07C 11/02 20130101; C07C 11/02 20130101; C07C 11/02
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Claims
1-55. (canceled)
56. A method of chemically treating a metathesis substrate,
comprising: providing a composition comprising a metathesis
substrate and one or more catalyst poisoning contaminants; and
treating the composition to reduce the concentration of at least
one of the one or more catalyst poisoning contaminants in the
composition; wherein the treating comprises contacting the
composition with a metal alkyl compound; and wherein the treating
further comprises: (a) heating the composition to a temperature
between 100.degree. C. and 250.degree. C.; (b) contacting the
composition with an acid anhydride; (c) contacting the composition
with a desiccant; or (d) contacting the composition with an
adsorbent.
57. The method of claim 56, wherein the metathesis substrate
comprises a natural oil.
58. The method of claim 57, wherein the natural oil comprises a
vegetable oil, an algae oil, a fish oil, an animal fat, a tall oil,
any derivatives of the foregoing, or any combinations thereof.
59. The method of claim 57, wherein the vegetable oil comprises
canola oil, rapeseed oil, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil,
olive oil, palm oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean
oil, sunflower oil, linseed oil, palm kernel oil, tung oil,
jatropha oil, mustard oil, pennycress oil, camelina oil, castor
oil, or combinations thereof.
60. The method of claim 56, wherein the metathesis substrate
comprises a fatty acid monoacylglyceride, a fatty acid
diacylglyceride, a fatty acid triacylglyceride, or a combination
thereof.
61. The method of claim 56, wherein the metathesis substrate
comprises a fatty acid methyl ester.
62. The method of claim 56, wherein the catalyst poisoning
contaminants comprise water, peroxides, peroxide decomposition
products, hydroperoxides, protic materials, polar materials, Lewis
base catalyst poisons, or combinations thereof.
63. The method of claim 56, wherein the catalyst poisoning
contaminants comprise peroxides.
64. The method of claim 56, wherein the catalyst poisoning
contaminants comprise oxygenates.
65. The method of claim 56, wherein the catalyst poisoning
contaminants comprise compounds selected from the group consisting
of alcohols, aldehydes, ethers, and combinations thereof.
66. The method of claim 56, wherein the catalyst poisoning
contaminants comprise aldehydes.
67. The method of claim 56, wherein the metal alkyl compound is
selected from the group consisting of: Group I metal alkyl
compounds, Group II metal alkyl compounds, Group IIIA metal alkyl
compounds, and any combinations thereof.
68. The method of claim 56, wherein the metal alkyl compound is a
compound of formula: MR.sub.m, wherein: M is a Group II metal or a
Group IIIA metal; each R is independently an alkyl group having 1
to 20 carbon atoms; and m is 2 if M is a Group II metal, and is 3
if M is a Group IIIA metal.
69. The method of claim 68, wherein M is magnesium, calcium,
aluminum, or gallium.
70. The method of claim 68, wherein M is aluminum.
71. The method of claim 68, wherein each R is independently methyl,
ethyl, butyl, hexyl, decyl, tetradecyl, or eicosyl.
72. The method of claim 56, wherein the metal alkyl compound is
selected from the group consisting of: Mg(CH.sub.3).sub.2,
Mg(C.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.2, Mg(C.sub.2H.sub.5)(C.sub.4H.sub.9),
Mg(C.sub.4H.sub.9).sub.2, Mg(C.sub.6H.sub.13).sub.2,
Mg(C.sub.12H.sub.25).sub.2, Zn(CH.sub.3).sub.2,
Zn(C.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.2, Zn(C.sub.4H.sub.9).sub.2,
Zn(C.sub.4H.sub.9)(C.sub.8H.sub.17), Zn(C.sub.6H.sub.13).sub.2,
Zn(C.sub.6H.sub.13).sub.2, Al(C.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.3,
Al(CH.sub.3).sub.3, Al(n-C.sub.4H.sub.9),
Al(C.sub.8H.sub.17).sub.3, Al(iso-C.sub.4H.sub.9),
Al(C.sub.12H.sub.25).sub.3, and combinations thereof.
73. The method of claim 72, wherein metal alkyl compound is
selected from the group consisting of: Al(C.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.3,
Al(C.sub.8H.sub.17).sub.3, and combinations thereof.
74. The method of claim 56, wherein the metal alkyl compound is a
metal alkyl compound comprising one or more halogen or hydride
groups.
75. The method of claim 74, wherein the metal alkyl compound is
ethylaluminum dichloride, diethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum
hydride, Grignard reagents, diisobutylaluminum hydride, or
combinations thereof.
76. The method of claim 56, wherein the metal alkyl compound is a
trialkyl aluminum compound, and wherein the treating comprises
contacting the composition with one or more of the materials
selected from the group consisting of: a molecular sieve, alumina,
silica gel, montmorillonite clay, fuller's earth, bleaching clay,
diatomaceous earth, a zeolite, kaolin, an activated metal, an acid
anhydride, activated carbon, doda ash, a metal anhydride, a metal
sulfate, a metal halide, a metal carbonate, a metal silicate,
phosphorus pentoxide, a metal aluminum halide, an alkyl aluminum
hydride, a metal borohydride, organometallic reagent, and a
palladium on carbon catalyst.
77. The method of claim 56, wherein the treating comprises heating
the composition to a temperature between 100.degree. C. and
250.degree. C.
78. The method of claim 56, wherein the treating comprises
contacting the composition with an acid anhydride.
79. The method of claim 56, wherein the treating comprises
contacting the composition with a desiccant.
80. The method of claim 56, wherein the treating comprises
contacting the composition with an adsorbent.
81. A method of metathesizing a substrate, comprising: treating a
metathesis substrate according to the method of claim 56; and
metathesizing the treated substrate in the presence of a metathesis
catalyst to form a metathesized product.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of priority to
U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/784,321, filed Mar. 14,
2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set
forth herein.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The olefin metathesis reaction has established itself as one
of the most powerful chemical reactions available for the synthetic
preparation of alkenes. In recent years, a great deal of research
has been directed to the development of new catalyst systems for
use in olefin metathesis, with catalysts that incorporate
transition metals such as ruthenium, molybdenum, or tungsten
receiving the lion's share of attention within the chemical
community. Two perennially popular catalysts systems are the
ruthenium catalysts developed by Nobel laureate Robert H. Grubbs
and the molybdenum and tungsten catalysts developed by Nobel
laureate Richard R. Schrock.
[0003] One criterion by which to judge the efficacy of a metathesis
catalyst is the turnover number ("TON") that can be achieved prior
to deactivation of the catalyst. Often, catalyst systems that show
efficacies in catalyzing an olefin metathesis reaction are
susceptible to a variety of contaminants that may significantly
reduce the TON that otherwise can be attained.
[0004] Natural feedstocks including but not limited to natural oils
(e.g., vegetable oils, algal oils, animal fats, tall oils, and the
like) and derivatives of natural oils (e.g., fatty acids and fatty
acid esters) can be converted into industrially useful chemicals
through olefin metathesis. However, catalyst efficiency and product
conversion can vary dramatically depending on the purity of the
feedstock that is being metathesized. One challenge in using
natural feedstocks is that they may include impurities--sometimes
in trace amounts--that do not exist in petroleum feedstocks. Often,
these impurities react (and/or otherwise interact) with the
metathesis catalyst and may drastically affect the efficiency of
the catalyst and metathesis reaction. Moreover, the presence and
level of various impurities in natural oils may vary from
batch-to-batch, depending, for example, on the geographic location
of the harvest, and even on the specific time of harvest as well as
other growing conditions.
[0005] A systematic approach to mitigating the undesirable impact
of contaminants present in metathesis feedstocks--particularly
though not exclusively natural feedstocks--on the general
efficiency and TON of the catalysts used to catalyze the olefin
metathesis reaction is desirable.
SUMMARY
[0006] The scope of the present invention is defined solely by the
appended claims, and is not affected to any degree by the
statements within this summary.
[0007] By way of introduction, a method for treating a substrate
prior to a metathesis reaction that embodies features of the
present invention includes treating the substrate with a first
agent configured to mitigate potentially adverse effects of one or
more contaminants in the substrate on a catalyst used to catalyze
the metathesis reaction. The treating reduces a level of the one or
more contaminants by an amount sufficient to enable the metathesis
reaction to proceed at a substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio of at
least about 7,500 to 1.
[0008] A method for metathesizing a substrate embodying features of
the present invention includes treating the substrate with a first
agent, and reacting the substrate, following its treatment with the
first agent, in a metathesis reaction in the presence of a
metathesis catalyst. The substrate comprises a natural oil and/or a
derivative thereof, and the first agent is configured to mitigate
potentially adverse effects of one or more contaminants in the
substrate on the metathesis catalyst. The treating reduces a level
of the one or more contaminants by an amount sufficient to enable
the metathesis reaction to proceed at a substrate-to-catalyst molar
ratio of at least about 7,500 to 1.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is a chart showing the effect of a triethyl aluminum
(herein "TEAL") treatment in the purification of 9-DAME.
[0010] FIG. 2 is a chart showing the effect of an alumina
post-treatment following a TEAL initial treatment in the
purification of 9-DAME.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a chart showing the effect of varying the amount
of alumina used for post-treatment after an initial TEAL treatment
in the purification of 9-DAME.
[0012] FIG. 4 is a chart showing the effect of various amounts of
Oc.sub.3Al on the performance of Mo-catalyst X052 for "crude" and
"predried" 9-DAME. Determination of the optimal amount of
Oc.sub.3Al for both substrates.
[0013] FIG. 5 is a chart showing the effect of various amounts of
Oc.sub.3Al on the performance of W-catalyst X123 for "crude" and
"predried" 9-DAME. Determination of the optimal amount of
Oc.sub.3Al for both substrates.
[0014] FIG. 6 is a chart showing the effect of 3 wt % alumina
post-treatment following an Oc.sub.3Al initial treatment in the
purification of "crude" 9-DAME at various X051 Mo-catalyst
loading.
[0015] FIG. 7 is a chart showing the effect of 3 wt % alumina
post-treatment following an Oc.sub.3Al initial treatment in the
purification of "crude" 9-DAME at various X154 W-catalyst
loading.
[0016] FIG. 8 is a chart showing conversion % as a function of
substrate to catalyst ratio using Mo-catalyst X052 in case of
"crude" and "predried" 9-DAME.
[0017] FIG. 9 is a chart showing conversion % as a function of
substrate to catalyst ratio using W-catalyst X123 in case of
"crude" and "predried" 9-DAME.
[0018] FIG. 10 is a chart showing self-metathesis conversion % for
soybean oil as a function of catalyst loading and TEAL
treatment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] Methods for the pretreatment of substrates to be used in
metathesis reactions have been discovered and are described herein
below. These pretreatment methods mitigate potentially adverse
effects that one or more contaminants in the substrate can have on
metathesis catalysts used for catalyzing the metathesis reaction,
such that the efficiency of the catalyst (e.g., as quantified by
its TON) can be increased. Since different feedstocks typically
contain different types of impurities, methods in accordance with
the present teachings, as further explained below, utilize
different methodologies--and, in some embodiments, combinations of
methodologies--in order to counteract the adverse effects of
specific contaminants.
[0020] Throughout this description and in the appended claims, the
following definitions are to be understood:
[0021] The term "olefin" refers to a hydrocarbon compound
containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond. As used herein,
the term "olefin" encompasses hydrocarbons having more than one
carbon-carbon double bond (e.g., di-olefins, tri-olefins, etc.). In
some embodiments, the term "olefin" refers to a group of
carbon-carbon double bond-containing compounds with different chain
lengths. In some embodiments, the term "olefin" refers to
poly-olefins, straight, branched, and/or cyclic olefins.
[0022] The term "functionalized" and the phrase "functional group"
refer to the presence in a molecule of one or more heteroatoms at a
terminal and/or an internal position, wherein the one or more
heteroatoms is an atom other than carbon and hydrogen. In some
embodiments, the heteroatom constitutes one atom of a polyatomic
functional group. Representative functional groups including but
are not limited to halides, alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids,
carboxylic esters, ketones, aldehydes, anhydrides, ether groups,
cyano groups, nitro groups, sulfur-containing groups,
phosphorous-containing groups, amides, imides, N-containing
heterocycles, aromatic N-containing heterocycles, salts thereof,
and the like, and combinations thereof.
[0023] The phrase "metathesis reaction" refers to a chemical
reaction involving a single type of olefin or a plurality of
different types of olefin, which is conducted in the presence of a
metathesis catalyst, and which results in the formation of at least
one new olefin product. The phrase "metathesis reaction"
encompasses self-metathesis, cross-metathesis (aka co-metathesis;
CM), ring-opening metathesis (ROM), ring-opening metathesis
polymerizations (ROMP), ring-closing metathesis (RCM), acyclic
diene metathesis (ADMET), and the like, and combinations thereof.
In some embodiments, the phrase "metathesis reaction" refers to a
chemical reaction involving a natural oil feedstock.
[0024] The term "mitigate" as used in reference to the adverse
effects of a particular contaminant on a metathesis catalyst refers
to a lessening in the severity of such effects. It is to be
understood that the term "mitigate" encompasses but does not
necessarily imply a 100% elimination of the adverse effects
associated with a particular contaminant.
[0025] The term "contaminant" refers broadly and without limitation
to any impurity--regardless of the amount in which it is
present--admixed with a substrate to be used in olefin
metathesis.
[0026] The phrase "protic material" refers to a material that
contains a dissociable proton.
[0027] The phrase "polar material" refers to a material that has an
uneven distribution of electrons and thus a permanent dipole
moment.
[0028] The phrase "Lewis basic catalyst poison" refers generally to
a heteroatom-containing material that can function as an electron
pair donor.
[0029] The phrases "natural oils," "natural feedstocks," or
"natural oil feedstocks" may refer to oils derived from plants or
animal sources. The phrase "natural oil" includes natural oil
derivatives, unless otherwise indicated. The phrases also include
modified plant or animal sources (e.g., genetically modified plant
or animal sources), unless indicated otherwise. Examples of natural
oils include, but are not limited to, vegetable oils, algae oils,
fish oils, animal fats, tall oils, derivatives of these oils,
combinations of any of these oils, and the like. Representative
non-limiting examples of vegetable oils include canola oil,
rapeseed oil, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil,
palm oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil,
sunflower oil, linseed oil, palm kernel oil, tung oil, jatropha
oil, mustard oil, pennycress oil, camelina oil, and castor oil.
Representative non-limiting examples of animal fats include lard,
tallow, poultry fat, yellow grease, and fish oil. Tall oils are
by-products of wood pulp manufacture.
[0030] The phrase "natural oil derivatives" may refer to the
compounds or mixture of compounds derived from the natural oil
using any one or combination of methods known in the art. Such
methods include but are not limited to saponification, fat
splitting, transesterification, esterification, hydrogenation
(partial or full), isomerization, oxidation, and reduction.
Representative non-limiting examples of natural oil derivatives
include gums, phospholipids, soapstock, acidulated soapstock,
distillate or distillate sludge, fatty acids and fatty acid alkyl
ester (e.g. non-limiting examples such as 2-ethylhexyl ester),
hydroxy substituted variations thereof of the natural oil. For
example, the natural oil derivative may be a fatty acid methyl
ester ("FAME") derived from the glyceride of the natural oil. In
some embodiments, a feedstock includes canola or soybean oil, as a
non-limiting example, refined, bleached, and deodorized soybean oil
(i.e., RBD soybean oil). Soybean oil typically comprises about 95%
weight or greater (e.g., 99% weight or greater) triglycerides of
fatty acids. Major fatty acids in the polyol esters of soybean oil
include saturated fatty acids, as a non-limiting example, palmitic
acid (hexadecanoic acid) and stearic acid (octadecanoic acid), and
unsaturated fatty acids, as a non-limiting example, oleic acid
(9-octadecenoic acid), linoleic acid (9,12-octadecadienoic acid),
and linolenic acid (9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid).
[0031] The phrase "low-molecular-weight olefin" refers to any
straight, branched or cyclic olefin in the C.sub.2 to C.sub.30
range and/or any combination of such olefins. The phrase
"low-molecular-weight olefin" encompasses mono-olefins, including
but not limited to internal olefins, terminal olefins, and
combinations thereof, as well as polyolefins, including but not
limited to dienes, trienes, and the like, and combinations thereof.
In some embodiments, the low-molecular-weight olefin is
functionalized.
[0032] The term "ester" refers to compounds having a general
formula R--COO--R', wherein R and R' denote any substituted or
unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl group. In some
embodiments, the term "ester" refers to a group of compounds having
a general formula as described above, wherein the compounds have
different chain lengths.
[0033] The term "alkyl" refers to straight, branched, cyclic,
and/or polycyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon groups, which optionally
may incorporate one or more heteroatoms within their carbon-carbon
backbones (e.g., so as to form ethers, heterocycles, and the like),
and which optionally may be functionalized.
[0034] The phrase "an amount sufficient to enable [a] metathesis
reaction to proceed at a [specified] substrate-to-catalyst molar
ratio" refers to a degree of reduction in concentration of a given
contaminant. Determination of the amount of reduction necessary to
attain a desired substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio lies well within
the skill of the ordinary artisan in view of the guiding principles
outlined herein, and will vary according to the nature of the
particular contaminant and/or its starting concentration.
Conditions that can affect the level of reduction include but are
not limited to experimental parameters such as the reactivity
and/or concentrations of reagents, the type of mixing and/or
stirring provided (e.g., high-shear, low-intensity, etc.), reaction
temperature, residence time, reaction pressure, reaction atmosphere
(e.g., exposure to atmosphere vs. an inert gas, etc.), and the
like, and combinations thereof.
[0035] The term "attached" as used in reference to a solid support
and an agent used for treating a substrate prior to a metathesis
reaction is to be understood broadly and without limitation to
encompass a range of associative-type forces, including but not
limited to covalent bonds, ionic bonds, physical and/or
electrostatic attractive forces (e.g., hydrogen bonds, Van der
Waals forces, etc.), and the like, and combinations thereof.
[0036] The phrases "slow addition" or "slowly added" may refer to
fractional additions of the full catalyst loading over an extended
period of time, in contrast to a single, full batch loading at one
time. In some embodiments, the slow addition of catalyst may refer
to catalyst that is fractionally added to a substrate or feedstock
at a rate of approximately 10 ppmwt catalyst per hour (ppmwt/hr), 5
ppmwt/hr, 1 ppmwt/hr, 0.5 ppmwt/hr, 0.1 ppmwt/hr, 0.05 ppmwt/hr, or
0.01 ppmwt/hr. In other embodiments, the catalyst is slowly added
at a rate of between about 0.01-10 ppmwt/hr, 0.05-5 ppmwt/hr, or
0.1-1 ppmwt/hr.
[0037] The phrase "continuous addition" or "continuously added" may
also refer to the addition of a percentage of a catalyst loading
over an extended period of time, in contrast to a batch loading of
the entire catalyst loading at one time. In a continuous addition,
the catalyst is being added to a substrate or feedstock at a
continuous or near-continuous frequency (i.e., at least once per
minute) as opposed to one batch loading, or several fractional
batch loadings at more extended intervals, such as once per
hour.
[0038] It is to be understood that elements and features of the
various representative embodiments described below may be combined
in different ways to produce new embodiments that likewise fall
within the scope of the present teachings.
[0039] By way of general introduction, a method in accordance with
the present teachings for treating a substrate prior to a
metathesis reaction includes treating the substrate with a first
agent configured to mitigate potentially adverse effects of one or
more contaminants in the substrate on a catalyst used to catalyze
the metathesis reaction. In some embodiments, the treating reduces
a level of the one or more contaminants by an amount sufficient to
enable the metathesis reaction to proceed at a
substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio of at least about 7,500 to 1.
[0040] In some embodiments, the substrate comprises one or a
plurality of functional groups. In some embodiments, the substrate
comprises a heteroatom which, in some embodiments, comprises
oxygen. In some embodiments, the substrate comprises a natural oil
and/or a derivative thereof, or both of which, in some embodiments,
is optionally functionalized. Representative examples of natural
oils for use in accordance with the present teachings include but
are not limited to vegetable oils, algal oils, animal fats, tall
oils (e.g., by-products of wood pulp manufacture), derivatives of
these oils, and the like, and combinations thereof. Representative
examples of vegetable oils for use in accordance with the present
teachings include but are not limited to canola oil, rapeseed oil,
coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, palm oil, peanut
oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, high
oleic sunflower oil, linseed oil, palm kernel oil, tung oil,
jatropha oil, mustard oil, pennycress oil, camelina oil, hemp oil,
castor oil, and the like, and combinations thereof. Representative
examples of animal fats for use in accordance with the present
teachings include but are not limited to lard, tallow, poultry fat,
yellow grease, brown grease, fish oil, and the like, and
combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the natural oil may be
refined, bleached, and/or deodorized. In some embodiments, the
natural oil is selected from the group consisting of canola oil,
rapeseed oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, sesame oil,
soybean oil, sunflower oil, linseed oil, palm oil, tung oil, and
combinations thereof.
[0041] Representative examples of natural oil derivatives for use
in accordance with the present teachings include but are not
limited to gums, phospholipids, soapstock, acidulated soapstock,
distillate or distillate sludge, fatty acids, fatty acid esters
(e.g., non-limiting examples such as 2-ethylhexyl ester, etc.),
hydroxy-substituted variations thereof, and the like, and
combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the natural oil
derivative comprises an ester. In some embodiments, the derivative
is selected from the group consisting of a monoacylglyceride (MAG),
a diacylglyceride (DAG), a triacylglyceride (TAG), and combinations
thereof. In some embodiments, the natural oil derivative comprises
a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) derived from the glyceride of the
natural oil.
[0042] In some embodiments, the metathesis reaction comprises
self-metathesis of a natural oil and/or a derivative thereof. In
some embodiments, the metathesis reaction comprises
cross-metathesis between a natural oil and/or a derivative thereof,
and a low and/or a high molecular weight olefin. In some
embodiments, the metathesis reaction comprises cross-metathesis
between a natural oil and/or a derivative thereof, and a low
molecular weight olefin. In some embodiments, the metathesis
reaction comprises cross-metathesis between a natural oil and/or a
derivative thereof, and a high molecular weight olefin.
[0043] All manner of metathesis reactions are contemplated for use
in accordance with the present teachings. Representative types of
metathesis reactions include but are not limited to
self-metathesis, CM, ROM, ROMP, RCM, ADMET, and the like, and
combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the metathesis reaction
is catalyzed by a ruthenium alkylidene complex. In some
embodiments, the metathesis reaction is catalyzed by a molybdenum
alkylidene complex. In some embodiments, the metathesis reaction is
catalyzed by a tungsten alkylidene complex. In some embodiments,
the metathesis reaction comprises ring-closing metathesis. In some
embodiments, the metathesis reaction comprises self-metathesis of
an optionally functionalized olefin reactant. In some embodiments,
the optionally functionalized olefin reactant comprises a natural
oil. In some embodiments, the metathesis reaction comprises
cross-metathesis between an optionally functionalized olefin
reactant and an optionally functionalized olefin co-reactant. In
some embodiments, the optionally functionalized olefin reactant
comprises a natural oil, and the optionally functionalized olefin
co-reactant comprises a low-molecular weight olefin. In some
embodiments, the optionally functionalized olefin reactant
comprises a natural oil, and the optionally functionalized olefin
co-reactant comprises a fatty acid methyl ester with representative
FAMEs including but not limited to decenoic acid methyl esters
(e.g., 9-DAME), undecenoic acid methyl esters (e.g., 9-UDAME),
dodecenoic acid methyl esters (e.g., 9-DDAME), octadecene
dicarboxylic acid dimethyl esters (e.g., 9-ODDAME), and the like,
and combinations thereof.
[0044] In some embodiments, the low-molecular-weight olefin is an
".alpha.-olefin" (aka "terminal olefin") in which the unsaturated
carbon-carbon bond is present at one end of the compound. In some
embodiments, the low-molecular-weight olefin is an internal olefin.
In some embodiments, the low-molecular-weight olefin is
functionalized. In some embodiments, the low-molecular-weight
olefin is a polyolefin. In some embodiments, the
low-molecular-weight olefin comprises one or a plurality of
substructures having a formula --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2--CH.dbd.CH--.
In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a
C.sub.2-C.sub.30 olefin. In some embodiments, the low-molecular
weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.30 .alpha.-olefin. In some
embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.25
olefin. In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a
C.sub.2-C.sub.25 .alpha.-olefin. In some embodiments, the
low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 olefin. In some
embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.20
.alpha.-olefin. In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight
olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.15 olefin. In some embodiments, the
low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.15 .alpha.-olefin.
In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a
C.sub.2-C.sub.14 olefin. In some embodiments, the low-molecular
weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.14 .alpha.-olefin. In some
embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.10
olefin. In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a
C.sub.2--C.sub.10 .alpha.-olefin. In some embodiments, the
low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.8 olefin. In some
embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.8
.alpha.-olefin. In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight
olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.6 olefin. In some embodiments, the
low-molecular weight olefin is a C.sub.2-C.sub.6 .alpha.-olefin.
Representative low-molecular-weight olefins include but are not
limited to ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutene,
1-pentene, 2-pentene, 3-pentene, 2-methyl-1-butene,
2-methyl-2-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, cyclobutene, cyclopentene,
1-hexene, 2-hexene, 3-hexene, 4-hexene, 2-methyl-1-pentene,
3-methyl-1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 2-methyl-2-pentene,
3-methyl-2-pentene, 4-methyl-2-pentene, 2-methyl-3-pentene,
1-hexene, 2-hexene, 3-hexene, cyclohexene, 1,4-pentadiene,
1,4-hexadiene, 1,4-heptadiene, 1,4-octadiene, 1,4-nonadiene,
1,4-decadiene, 2,5-heptadiene, 2,5-octadiene, 2,5-nonadiene,
2,5-decadiene, 3,6-nonadiene, 3,6-decadiene, 1,4,6-octatriene,
1,4,7-octatriene, 1,4,6-nonatriene, 1,4,7-nonatriene,
1,4,6-decatriene, 1,4,7-decatriene, 2,5,8-decatriene, and the like,
and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the
low-molecular-weight olefin is an .alpha.-olefin selected from the
group consisting of styrene, vinyl cyclohexane, and a combination
thereof. In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a
mixture of linear and/or branched olefins in the C.sub.4-C.sub.10
range. In some embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a
mixture of linear and/or branched C.sub.4 olefins (e.g.,
combinations of 1-butene, 2-butene, and/or iso-butene). In some
embodiments, the low-molecular weight olefin is a mixture of linear
and/or branched olefins in the higher C.sub.11-C.sub.14 range.
[0045] In some embodiments, the metathesis reaction comprises the
reaction of two triglycerides present in a natural feedstock in the
presence of a metathesis catalyst (self-metathesis), wherein each
triglyceride comprises at least one carbon-carbon double bond,
thereby forming a new mixture of olefins and esters that in some
embodiments comprises a triglyceride dimer. In some embodiments,
the triglyceride dimer comprises more than one carbon-carbon double
bond, such that higher oligomers also can form. In some
embodiments, the metathesis reaction comprises the reaction of an
olefin (e.g., a low-molecular weight olefin) and a triglyceride in
a natural feedstock that comprises at least one carbon-carbon
double bond, thereby forming new olefinic molecules as well as new
ester molecules (cross-metathesis).
[0046] In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a
transition metal. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises ruthenium. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises rhenium. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises tantalum. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises tungsten. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises molybdenum.
[0047] In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a
ruthenium carbene complex and/or an entity derived from such a
complex. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a
material selected from the group consisting of a ruthenium
vinylidene complex, a ruthenium alkylidene complex, a ruthenium
methylidene complex, a ruthenium benzylidene complex, and
combinations thereof, and/or an entity derived from any such
complex or combination of such complexes. In some embodiments, the
metathesis catalyst comprises a ruthenium carbene complex
comprising at least one phosphine ligand and/or an entity derived
from such a complex. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises a ruthenium carbene complex comprising at least one
tricyclohexylphosphine ligand and/or an entity derived from such a
complex. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a
ruthenium carbene complex comprising at least two
tricyclohexylphosphine ligands [e.g.,
(PCy.sub.3).sub.2Cl.sub.2Ru.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.C(CH.sub.3).sub.2, etc.]
and/or an entity derived from such a complex. In some embodiments,
the metathesis catalyst comprises a ruthenium carbene complex
comprising at least one imidazolidine ligand and/or an entity
derived from such a complex. In some embodiments, the metathesis
catalyst comprises a ruthenium carbene complex comprising an
isopropyloxy group attached to a benzene ring and/or an entity
derived from such a complex.
[0048] Non-limiting exemplary metathesis catalysts and process
conditions are described in PCT/US2008/009635, incorporated by
reference herein in its entirety. In some embodiments, the
metathesis catalyst comprises a Grubbs-type olefin metathesis
catalyst and/or an entity derived therefrom. In some embodiments,
the metathesis catalyst comprises a first-generation Grubbs-type
olefin metathesis catalyst and/or an entity derived therefrom. In
some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a
second-generation Grubbs-type olefin metathesis catalyst and/or an
entity derived therefrom. In some embodiments, the metathesis
catalyst comprises a first-generation Hoveda-Grubbs-type olefin
metathesis catalyst and/or an entity derived therefrom. In some
embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a second-generation
Hoveda-Grubbs-type olefin metathesis catalyst and/or an entity
derived therefrom. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises one or a plurality of the ruthenium carbene metathesis
catalysts sold by Materia, Inc. of Pasadena, Calif. and/or one or
more entities derived from such catalysts. Representative
metathesis catalysts from Materia, Inc. for use in accordance with
the present teachings include but are not limited to those sold
under the following product numbers as well as combinations
thereof: product no. C823 (CAS no. 172222-30-9), product no. C848
(CAS no. 246047-72-3), product no. C601 (CAS no. 203714-71-0),
product no. C627 (CAS no. 301224-40-8), product no. C571 (CAS no.
927429-61-6), product no. C598 (CAS no. 802912-44-3), product no.
C793 (CAS no. 927429-60-5), product no. C801 (CAS no. 194659-03-9),
product no. C827 (CAS no. 253688-91-4), product no. C884 (CAS no.
900169-53-1), product no. C833 (CAS no. 1020085-61-3), product no.
C859 (CAS no. 832146-68-6), product no. C711 (CAS no. 635679-24-2),
product no. C933 (CAS no. 373640-75-6).
[0049] In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a
molybdenum and/or tungsten carbene complex and/or an entity derived
from such a complex. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst
comprises a Schrock-type olefin metathesis catalyst and/or an
entity derived therefrom. In some embodiments, the metathesis
catalyst comprises a high-oxidation-state alkylidene complex of
molybdenum and/or an entity derived therefrom. In some embodiments,
the metathesis catalyst comprises a high-oxidation-state alkylidene
complex of tungsten and/or an entity derived therefrom. In some
embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises molybdenum (VI). In
some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises tungsten (VI).
In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst comprises a
molybdenum- and/or a tungsten-containing alkylidene complex of a
type described in one or more of (a) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.
2003, 42, 4592-4633; (b) Chem. Rev. 2002, 102, 145-179; (c) Chem.
Rev. 2009, 109, 3211-3226, (d) Nature 2011, 479, 88-93, and/or
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2013, 52, 1939-1943, each of which is
incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, except that in
the event of any inconsistent disclosure or definition from the
present specification, the disclosure or definition herein shall be
deemed to prevail. In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst is
selected from the group consisting of: [0050]
Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrro-
lide)(O-2,6-Ph.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.3) (herein "X004"); [0051]
Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrro-
lide)[(R)-3,3'-dibromo-2'-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8'-
-octahydro-1,1'-binaphth-2-oate)] (herein "X007"); [0052]
Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrro-
lide)[(R)-3,3'-dibromo-2'-methoxy-5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8'-octahydro-1,1'-binap-
hth-2-oate)] (herein "X008"); and [0053]
W(N-2,6-Cl.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.3)(2,5-dimethylpyrrolide)[(R)-
-3,3'-dibromo-2'-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8'-octahydr-
o-1,1'-binaphth-2-oate)] (herein "X022"); [0054]
Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(pyrrolide)(O-2,6--
.sup.tBu.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.3) (herein "X027"); [0055]
Mo(N-2,6-Me.sub.2-C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrrolide)
[(S)-3,3'-dibromo-2'-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8'-oct-
ahydro-1,1'-binaphth-2-oate)] (herein "X030"); [0056]
W(N-2,6-Cl.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.3)(pyrrolide)[2,6-bis(2',4',6-
'-triisopropyl-phenyl)-phenoxide] (herein "X038"); [0057]
Mo(N-1-adamantyl)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrrolide)[(R)-3,3'-dibromo--
2'-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8'-octahydro-1,1'-binapht-
h-2-oate)] (herein "X048"); [0058]
Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrro-
lide)(O-2,3,5,6-Ph.sub.4C.sub.6H.sub.1) (herein "X051"); [0059]
Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrro-
lide)(O-2,3,5,6-Ph.sub.4-4-Br--C.sub.6) (herein "X052"); [0060]
W(N-2,6-Cl.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.3)(2,5-dimethyl-pyrrolide)
(O-2,3,5,6-Ph.sub.4-4-Br--C.sub.6) (herein "X123") and [0061]
W(N-2,6-Cl.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.3)(2,5-dimethyl-pyrrolide)
(O-2,3,5,6-Ph.sub.4-C.sub.6H.sub.1) (herein "X154").
[0062] In some embodiments, the metathesis catalyst is selected
from the group consisting of the following molybdenum-based
complexes available from XiMo AG (Lucerne, Switzerland):
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[0063] As presently contemplated, all manner of contaminants with
the potential to adversely affect the performance of a metathesis
catalyst can be addressed in accordance with the present teachings.
By way of example, representative contaminants include but are not
limited to water, peroxides, peroxide decomposition products,
hydroperoxides, protic materials, polar materials, Lewis basic
catalyst poisons, and the like, and combinations thereof. It is to
be understood that some contaminants may properly be classified in
multiple categories (e.g., an alcohol can be considered both a
protic material and a polar material). It is to be further
understood that different catalysts may have different
susceptibilities to a particular contaminant, and that a
contaminant that adversely affects the performance of one catalyst
(e.g., a ruthenium-based catalyst) may or may not affect (to a
similar extent or to any extent whatsoever) a different catalyst
(e.g., a molybdenum-based catalyst). By way of illustration, while
neither desiring to be bound by any particular theory nor intending
to limit in any measure the scope of the appended claims or their
equivalents, it is presently believed that ruthenium catalysts are
typically more sensitive to peroxides than are molybdenum
catalysts. Moreover, while neither desiring to be bound by any
particular theory nor intending to limit in any measure the scope
of the appended claims or their equivalents, it is presently
believed that moisture (and/or protic materials in general)
represents a bigger problem for high-valent olefin metathesis
catalysts (e.g., molybdenum catalysts) than the peroxides that are
so detrimental to ruthenium catalysts. Thus, it is presently
believed that the removal of peroxides from feedstocks used with
molybdenum catalysts--while improving the performance of the
molybdenum catalysts--is necessary but may not be sufficient to
make a feedstock suitable for molybdenum-catalyzed metathesis.
Additionally, it is presently believed that the slow addition of
catalyst to a substrate, with or without removal of the substrate
contaminants, may improve the performance of the metathesis
catalyst.
[0064] Representative protic materials that may be found as
contaminants in a substrate that is to be reacted in a metathesis
reaction include but are not limited to materials having a hydrogen
atom bonded to oxygen (e.g., carboxylic acids, alcohols, and the
like) and/or a hydrogen atom bonded to nitrogen (e.g., primary
amines, secondary amines, and the like). In some embodiments,
particularly though not exclusively in natural oil substrates, a
protic material contaminant may comprise a carboxylic acid
functional group, a hydroxyl functional group, or a combination
thereof. In some embodiments, the protic material is selected from
the group consisting of free fatty acids, hydroxyl-containing
materials, MAGs, DAGs, and the like, and combinations thereof.
[0065] Representative polar materials that may be found as
contaminants in a substrate that is to be reacted in a metathesis
reaction include but are not limited to heteroatom-containing
materials such as oxygenates. In some embodiments, the polar
material is selected from the group consisting of alcohols,
aldehydes, ethers, and the like, and combinations thereof. In some
embodiments, the polar material comprises an aldehyde.
[0066] Representative Lewis basic catalyst poisons that may be
found as contaminants in a substrate that is to be reacted in a
metathesis reaction include but are not limited to
heteroatom-containing materials. In some embodiments, the Lewis
basic catalyst poisons are selected from the group consisting of
N-containing materials, P-containing materials, S-containing
materials, and the like, and combinations thereof.
[0067] In some embodiments, a substrate to be reacted in a
metathesis reaction comprises one contaminant with the potential to
adversely affect the performance of a metathesis catalyst. In other
embodiments, a substrate to be reacted in a metathesis reaction
comprises a plurality of contaminants with the potential to
adversely affect the performance of a metathesis catalyst. In some
embodiments, the substrate comprises a plurality of contaminants
and the method comprises reducing levels of two or more of the
contaminants. In some embodiments, the substrate comprises a
plurality of contaminants and the method comprises reducing levels
of three or more of the contaminants. In some embodiments, the
substrate comprises a plurality of contaminants and the method
comprises reducing levels of four or more of the contaminants. In
some embodiments, the substrate comprises a plurality of
contaminants and the method comprises reducing levels of five or
more of the contaminants.
[0068] In certain embodiments, the efficacy of the metathesis
catalyst may be improved (e.g., the TON may be increased or the
overall catalyst loading may be decreased) through slow addition of
the catalyst to a substrate. In some embodiments, the overall
catalyst loading may be decreased by at least 10%, at least 20%, or
at least 30% in comparison to achieve the same TON as a single,
full batch loading. The slow addition of overall catalyst loading
may comprise adding fractional catalyst loadings to the substrate
at an average rate of approximately 10 ppmwt catalyst per hour
(ppmwt/hr), 5 ppmwt/hr, 1 ppmwt/hr, 0.5 ppmwt/hr, 0.1 ppmwt/hr,
0.05 ppmwt/hr, or 0.01 ppmwt/hr. In other embodiments, the catalyst
is slowly added at a rate of between about 0.01-10 ppmwt/hr, 0.05-5
ppmwt/hr, or 0.1-1 ppmwt/hr. The slow addition of the catalyst may
be conducted in batch loadings at frequencies of every 5 minutes,
15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 12 hours, or 1
day. In other embodiments, the slow addition is conducted in a
continuous addition process.
[0069] In some embodiments, the substrate is treated with at least
one agent (as described in detail below) prior to the slow addition
of the catalyst. In other embodiments, the slow addition of the
catalyst improves the efficacy of the catalyst independent of any
treatment of the substrate.
[0070] In some embodiments, the first agent used to treat the
substrate prior to the metathesis reaction is configured to
mitigate the potentially adverse effects of two or more of the
contaminants. In some embodiments, the first agent is configured to
mitigate the potentially adverse effects of three or more of the
contaminants. In some embodiments, the first agent is configured to
mitigate the potentially adverse effects of four or more of the
contaminants. In some embodiments, the first agent is configured to
mitigate the potentially adverse effects of five or more of the
contaminants. In some embodiments, the first agent is configured to
mitigate the potentially adverse effects of water on the catalyst.
In some embodiments, the first agent is configured to mitigate the
potentially adverse effects of peroxides, hydroperoxides, and/or
peroxide decomposition products on the catalyst. In some
embodiments, the first agent is configured to mitigate the
potentially adverse effects of protic materials on the catalyst. In
some embodiments, the first agent is configured to mitigate the
potentially adverse effects of polar materials on the catalyst. In
some embodiments, the first agent is configured to mitigate the
potentially adverse effects of water, peroxides, hydroperoxides,
and/or peroxide decomposition products, protic materials, and/or
polar materials on the catalyst.
[0071] In some embodiments, methods in accordance with the present
teachings further comprise treating the substrate--simultaneously
and/or successively--with a second agent that is configured to
mitigate potentially adverse effects of one or more of the
contaminants. In some embodiments, methods in accordance with the
present teachings further comprise treating the
substrate--simultaneously and/or successively--with a second agent
and--simultaneously and/or successively--with a third agent, each
of which is individually configured to mitigate potentially adverse
effects of one or more of the contaminants. In some embodiments,
methods in accordance with the present teachings further comprise
treating the substrate--simultaneously and/or successively--with a
plurality of additional agents, each of which is individually
configured to mitigate potentially adverse effects of one or more
of the contaminants.
[0072] The nature of the first agent, second agent, third agent,
and any additional agents used to treat a substrate in accordance
with the present teachings is determined in view of the nature of
the particular substrate or substrates, in view of the nature of
the particular contaminant (or contaminants), and/or in view of the
known sensitivities of a particular metathesis catalyst. Some
agents are incompatible with (e.g., reactive towards) certain
functional groups and, in such embodiments, it may be less
desirable to use these agents to treat substrates containing the
incompatible functional groups (e.g., using LiAlH.sub.4 in large
amounts to treat an ester-containing natural oil) or one skilled in
the art might choose to employ such agents but limit the amount or
the conditions for the treatment. Similarly, some agents are
extremely reactive (e.g., dangerously exothermically so) towards
some contaminants, such that it may be advisable for safety reasons
(a) not to use the highly reactive agents in the known presence of
the contaminant, (b) first ensure that the contaminant is present
in only trace amounts below some safe threshold level before
attempting the treatment (e.g., using an organometallic reagent to
reduce moisture level in a substrate), and/or (c) perform a bulk
removal of the contaminant starting with a less reactive agent
prior to removing trace amounts of residual contaminant using the
more highly reactive agent.
[0073] In some embodiments, the first agent, second agent, third
agent, and any additional agents may be a Group I, II, or III metal
alkyl. Useful Group I, II, and IIIA metal alkyls are compounds of
the formula MRm wherein M is a Group II or IIIA metal, each R is
independently an alkyl radical of 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, and m
corresponds to the valence of M. Examples of useful metals, M,
include lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, zinc,
cadmium, aluminum, and gallium. Examples of suitable alkyl
radicals, R, include methyl, ethyl, butyl, hexyl, decyl,
tetradecyl, and eicosyl. Specific examples of such compounds
include Mg(CH.sub.3).sub.2, Mg(C.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.2,
Mg(C.sub.2H.sub.5)(C.sub.4H.sub.9), Mg(C.sub.4H.sub.9).sub.2,
M.sub.9(C.sub.6H.sub.13).sub.2, M.sub.9(C.sub.12H.sub.25).sub.2,
Zn(CH.sub.3).sub.2, Zn(C.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.2,
Zn(C.sub.4H.sub.9).sub.2, Zn(C.sub.4H.sub.9) (C.sub.8H.sub.1),
Zn(C.sub.6H.sub.13).sub.2, Zn(C.sub.6H.sub.13).sub.2,
Al(C.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.3, Al(CH.sub.3).sub.3,
Al(n-C.sub.4H.sub.9).sub.3, Al(C.sub.8H.sub.17).sub.3,
Al(iso-C.sub.4H.sub.9).sub.3. Al(C.sub.12H.sub.25).sub.3, and
combinations thereof. If desired, metal alkyls having one or more
halogen or hydride groups can be employed, such as ethylaluminum
dichloride, diethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum hydride,
Grignard reagents, diisobutylaluminum hydride, and the like.
[0074] In some embodiments, the first agent, second agent, third
agent, and/or any additional agents used in accordance with the
present teachings are each individually selected from the group
consisting of heat, molecular sieves, alumina (aluminum oxide),
silica gel, montmorillonite clay, fuller's earth, bleaching clay,
diatomaceous earth, zeolites, kaolin, activated metals (e.g., Cu,
Mg, and the like), acid anhydrides (e.g., acetic anhydride
"Ac.sub.2O" and the like) activated carbon (a.k.a., activated
charcoal), soda ash, metal hydrides (e.g., alkaline earth metal
hydrides such as CaH.sub.2 and the like), metal sulfates (e.g.,
alkaline earth metal sulfates such as calcium sulfate, magnesium
sulfate, and the like; alkali metal sulfates such as potassium
sulfate, sodium sulfate, and the like; and other metal sulfates
such as aluminum sulfate, potassium magnesium sulfate, and the
like), metal halides (e.g., alkali earth metal halides such as
potassium chloride and the like), metal carbonates (e.g., calcium
carbonate, sodium carbonate, and the like), metal silicates (e.g.,
magnesium silicate and the like), phosphorous pentoxide, metal
aluminum hydrides (e.g., alkali metal aluminum hydrides such as
LiAlH.sub.4, NaAlH.sub.4 and the like), alkyl aluminum hydrides
(e.g., iBu.sub.2AlH a.k.a. DIBALH), metal borohydrides (e.g.,
alkali metal borohydrides such as LiBH.sub.4, NaBH.sub.4, and the
like), organometallic reagents (e.g., Grignard reagents;
organolithium reagents such as n-butyl lithium, t-butyl lithium,
sec-butyl lithium; trialkyl aluminums such as triethyl aluminum
("Et.sub.3Al"), tributyl aluminum, triisobutyl aluminum,
triisopropyl aluminum, trioctyl aluminum ("Oc.sub.3Al"), and the
like, metal amides (e.g., lithium diisopropyl amide a.k.a. LDA,
metal bis(trimethylsilyl)amides such as KHMDS, and the like),
palladium on carbon (Pd/C) catalysts, and combinations thereof.
[0075] Further description regarding the use of heat as an agent to
treat a substrate prior to a metathesis reaction is provided in
United States Patent Application Publication No. US 2011/0313180
A1, which is assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
Further description regarding the use of reducing agents and
cation-inorganic base compositions as agents for treating a
substrate prior to a metathesis reaction is provided in United
States Patent Application Publication No. US 2011/0160472 A1, which
is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. The entire
contents of each of the three above-identified documents are
incorporated herein in their entirety, except that in the event of
any inconsistent disclosure or definition from the present
specification, the disclosure or definition herein shall be deemed
to prevail.
[0076] In some embodiments, the first agent, second agent, third
agent, and/or any additional agents used in accordance with the
present teachings are each individually selected from the group
consisting of heat, optionally heat-treated molecular sieves,
optionally heat-treated alumina (e.g., activated, acidic, basic,
and neutral), optionally heat-treated silica gel, montmorillonite
clay, fuller's earth, bleaching clay, diatomaceous earth (e.g., as
sold under the trade name CELITE), zeolites, kaolin, activated
metals, acid anhydrides, activated carbon, soda ash, metal
hydrides, metal sulfates, metal halides, metal carbonates, metal
silicates, phosphorous pentoxide, metal aluminum hydrides, alkyl
aluminum hydrides, metal borohydrides, organometallic reagents,
metal amides, and the like, and combinations thereof.
[0077] In some embodiments, the first agent, second agent, third
agent, and/or any additional agents used in accordance with the
present teachings are each individually selected from the group
consisting of optionally heat-treated activated molecular sieves,
optionally heat-treated activated alumina, optionally heat-treated
activated acidic alumina, optionally heat-treated activated neutral
alumina, optionally heat-treated activated basic alumina, alkaline
earth metal hydrides, alkaline earth metal sulfates, alkali metal
sulfates, alkali earth metal halides, alkali metal aluminum
hydrides, alkali metal borohydrides, Grignard reagents;
organolithium reagents, trialkyl aluminums, metal
bis(trimethylsilyl)amides, and the like, and combinations
thereof.
[0078] In some embodiments, the first agent, second agent, third
agent, and/or any additional agents used in accordance with the
present teachings are each individually selected from the group
consisting of CaH.sub.2, activated Cu, activated Mg, acetic
anhydride, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, potassium sulfate,
aluminum sulfate, potassium magnesium sulfate, sodium sulfate,
calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, magnesium silicate, potassium
chloride, LiAlH.sub.4, NaAlH.sub.4, iBu.sub.2AlH, metal methoxide,
metal ethoxide, metal n-propoxide, metal isopropoxide, metal
butoxide, metal 2-methylpropoxide, metal tert-butoxide, titanium
isopropoxide, aluminum ethoxide, aluminum isopropoxide, zirconium
ethoxide, and combinations thereof, n-butyl lithium, t-butyl
lithium, sec-butyl lithium, triethyl aluminum, tributyl aluminum
triisobutyl aluminum, triisopropyl aluminum, trioctyl aluminum,
lithium diisopropyl amide, KHMDS, and the like, and combinations
thereof.
[0079] In some embodiments, the first agent, second agent, third
agent, and/or any additional agents used in accordance with the
present teachings are each individually and optionally attached to
a solid support. Representative solid supports for use in
accordance with the present teachings include but are not limited
to carbon, silica, silica-alumina, alumina, clay, magnesium
silicates (e.g., Magnesols), the synthetic silica adsorbent sold
under the trade name TRISYL by W. R. Grace & Co., diatomaceous
earth, polystyrene, macroporous (MP) resins, and the like, and
combinations thereof.
[0080] Typically, there are several choices of different and
oftentimes complementary agents from which to choose when preparing
to treat a contaminated substrate (e.g., natural oil feedstocks and
the like) prior to a metathesis reaction. While neither desiring to
be bound by any particular theory nor intending to limit in any
measure the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents, it
is presently believed that the following non-exhaustive and
non-limiting list of representative treatment methodologies can be
useful in treating substrates that contain the specified
contaminants (provided the agents are compatible with any
functional groups on the substrate and/or with the contaminants
themselves, etc.):
[0081] (a) a thermal treatment--for example, heating (and/or
distilling) a substrate (e.g., between about 100.degree. C. and
about 250.degree. C., or around 200.degree. C. in some
embodiments--depending on the substrate's boiling point, optionally
with a purge of an inert gas such as N.sub.2 and/or the like)
and/or treatment with an adsorbent (e.g., alumina and the like) can
be useful in decomposing peroxide contaminants and/or decomposition
products thereof;
[0082] (b) treatment with an acid anhydride (e.g., acetic
anhydride, Ac.sub.2O) can be useful in removing moisture, active
hydroxyl-containing materials (e.g., alcohols), and hydroperoxides
(via acetylation);
[0083] (c) treatment with a desiccant (e.g., silica gel, alumina,
molecular sieves, magnesium sulfate, calcium sulfate, and the like,
and combinations thereof) and/or an organometallic reagent (e.g.,
t-butyl lithium, triethyl aluminum, tributyl aluminum, triisobutyl
aluminum, triisopropyl aluminum, trioctyl aluminum, and the like,
and combinations thereof) and/or metal hydrides (e.g., CaH.sub.2
and the like) and/or acid anhydrides (e.g., acetic anhydride and
the like) can be useful in removing moisture;
[0084] (d) treatment with an adsorbent (e.g., alumina, silica gel,
activated charcoal, and the like, and combinations thereof) and/or
an organometallic reagent (e.g., t-butyl lithium, triethyl
aluminum, tributyl aluminum, triisobutyl aluminum, triisopropyl
aluminum, trioctyl aluminum, and the like, and combinations
thereof) and/or a metal amide (e.g., LDA, KHMDA, and the like) can
be useful in removing protic materials;
[0085] (e) treatment with an adsorbent (e.g., alumina, silica gel,
activated charcoal, and the like, and combinations thereof) can be
useful in removing polar materials; and/or
[0086] (f) treatment with an organometallic reagent (e.g., t-butyl
lithium, triethyl aluminum, tributyl aluminum, triisobutyl
aluminum, triisopropyl aluminum, trioctyl aluminum, and the like,
and combinations thereof) can be useful in removing Lewis basic
catalyst poisons; etc.
[0087] In some embodiments, the first agent used to treat a
substrate prior to a metathesis reaction comprises an adsorbent
which, in some embodiments, is selected from the group consisting
of silica gel, alumina, bleaching clay, activated carbon, molecular
sieves, zeolites, fuller's earth, diatomaceous earth, and the like,
and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the first agent is
selected from the group consisting of optionally heat-treated
molecular sieves, optionally heat-treated alumina, and a
combination thereof. In some embodiments, the adsorbent comprises
optionally heat-treated activated alumina which, in some
embodiments, is selected from the group consisting of optionally
heat-treated activated acidic alumina, optionally heat-treated
activated neutral alumina, optionally heat-treated activated basic
alumina, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the
absorbent comprises optionally heat-treated activated neutral
alumina, which can be useful in treating substrates (e.g., olefins)
that are susceptible to acid-catalyzed isomerization and/or
rearrangement.
[0088] For embodiments in which the first agent, second agent,
third agent, and/or any additional agents used in accordance with
the present teachings comprises an adsorbent (e.g., molecular
sieves, alumina, etc.), it is presently believed that the treating
of the substrate with the adsorbent is more effectively performed
by flowing the substrate through the first agent using a
percolation- or flow-type system (e.g., chromatography column) as
opposed to simply adding the adsorbent to the substrate in a
container. In some embodiments, about 20 wt % of alumina is used in
a column. While neither desiring to be bound by any particular
theory nor intending to limit in any measure the scope of the
appended claims or their equivalents, it is presently believed that
treating a feedstock with alumina on about a 5-to-1
weight-to-weight basis is effective for some embodiments. However,
it is to be understood that the amount of alumina used is not
restricted and will be both feedstock- and impurity dependent in
addition to being impacted by the form of the alumina, its
activation process, and the precise treatment method (e.g., flow
through a column vs. direct addition to container).
[0089] In some embodiments, the first agent, second agent, third
agent, and/or any additional agents used to treat a substrate prior
to a metathesis reaction comprises a trialkyl aluminum which, in
some embodiments, is selected from the group consisting of triethyl
aluminum, tributyl aluminum, triisobutyl aluminum, triisopropyl
aluminum, trioctyl aluminum, and the like, and combinations
thereof. While neither desiring to be bound by any particular
theory nor intending to limit in any measure the scope of the
appended claims or their equivalents, it is presently believed that
the treatment of a substrate with a trialkyl aluminum greatly
improves feedstock conversions at low concentrations of metathesis
catalyst but that in the presence of excess trialkyl aluminum,
catalyst performance is adversely affected. Thus, in some
embodiments (e.g., when a trialkyl aluminum is used as a first
agent and/or an excess of trialkyl aluminum is used), a successive
agent used to treat the substrate can comprise an adsorbent which
can remove excess trialkyl aluminum. In other embodiments, the
amount of trialkyl aluminum used for treatment of the substrate can
be reduced by first treating the substrate with a different agent
of a type described herein (e.g., an adsorbent including but not
limited to molecular sieves, alumina, and/or the like), and then
introducing the trialkyl aluminum as a second (or subsequent) agent
to remove residual contaminants. In any event, while neither
desiring to be bound by any particular theory nor intending to
limit in any measure the scope of the appended claims or their
equivalents, it is presently believed that removal of excess
trialkyl aluminum from organic products should be performed with
great caution since use of the wrong adsorbent might be unsafe. In
some embodiments, the trialkyl aluminum is attached to a solid
support to simplify its removal.
[0090] In some embodiments, molecular sieves can be used as a first
agent for bulk drying a substrate, "high heat-treated" alumina can
then be used as a second agent to remove additional moisture, and
finally molecular sieves can be used at the end as a third agent
for removing still further residual moisture. In other embodiments,
molecular sieves can be used as a first agent for bulk drying a
substrate, "high heat-treated" alumina can then be used as a second
agent to remove additional moisture, and finally a trialkyl
aluminum (e.g., triethyl aluminum, tributyl aluminum, triisobutyl
aluminum, triisopropyl aluminum, trioctyl aluminum, and the like,
and combinations thereof) can be used as a third agent for removing
any further residual moisture.
[0091] In one particular embodiment, activated copper powder is
used alone or in combination with another treatment. For example,
in some embodiments, activated copper powder is used in combination
with heat (e.g., 200.degree. C. for at least 2 hours under nitrogen
gas), molecular sieves, and/or a trialkyl aluminum treatment. In
another embodiment, activated magnesium turnings are used alone or
in combination with another treatment. For example, in some
embodiments, activated magnesium turnings are used in combination
with heat (e.g., 200.degree. C. for at least 2 hours under nitrogen
gas), molecular sieves, and/or a trialkyl aluminum treatment.
[0092] In another particular embodiment, acetic anhydride is used
alone or in combination with another treatment/agent. For example,
in some embodiments, acetic anhydride is used in combination with
alumina (aluminum oxide) and/or a trialkyl aluminum treatment. In
other embodiments, acetic anhydride is used in combination with
alumina, distillation, molecular sieves, and/or a trialkyl aluminum
treatment. Further, percolation on activated alumina or molecular
sieves can be applied before or instead of the trialkyl aluminum
treatment.
[0093] In another embodiment, alumina is used alone or in
combination with another treatment/agent. In one embodiment,
alumina is used in combination with a palladium on carbon (Pd/C)
catalyst and/or a trialkyl aluminum treatment.
[0094] In some embodiments, the treating of a substrate with a
first agent reduces the level of the one or more contaminants by an
amount sufficient to enable the metathesis reaction to proceed at a
substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio of at least about 1,000 to 1, in
some embodiments of at least about 2,500 to 1, in some embodiments
of at least about 5,000 to 1, in some embodiments of at least about
7,500 to 1, in some embodiments at least about 10,000 to 1, in some
embodiments at least about 15,000 to 1, in some embodiments at
least about 20,000 to 1, in some embodiments at least about 25,000
to 1, in some embodiments at least about 30,000 to 1, in some
embodiments at least about 35,000 to 1, in some embodiments at
least about 40,000 to 1, in some embodiments at least about 45,000
to 1, and in some embodiments at least about 50,000 to 1.
[0095] In other embodiments, the treating of a substrate with a
first agent reduces the level of the one or more contaminants by an
amount sufficient to enable the metathesis reaction to proceed at a
substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio as high as about 100,000 to 1, in
some embodiments as high as about 500,000 to 1, in some embodiments
as high as about 1,000,000 to 1, in some embodiments as high as
about 2,000,000 to 1, in some embodiments as high as about
3,000,000 to 1, and in some embodiments as high as 4,000,000 to
1.
[0096] In some embodiments, the metathesis reaction proceeds at a
substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio between about 4,000,000:1 and
1,000:1, or between about 3,000,000:1 and 5,000:1, or between about
2,000,000:1 and 7,500:1, or between about 1,000,000:1 and 10,000:1,
or between about 500,000:1 and 20,000:1, or between about 100,000:1
and 50,000:1.
[0097] In one embodiment, the treatment of the substrate reduces
the level of the at least one contaminant by an amount sufficient
to enable the metathesis reaction to proceed at
substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio of at least 1,000:1, 2,500:1,
5,000:1, 7,500:1, 10,000:1, 15,000:1, 20,000:1, 25,000:1, 30,000:1,
35,000:1, 40,000:1, 45,000:1, 50,000:1, 100,000:1, 500,000:1,
1,000,000:1, or 2,000,000:1, and the corresponding conversion is at
least 30%, or at least 40%, or at least 50%, or at least 60%, or at
least 70%, or at least 80%, or at least 90%.
[0098] In other embodiments, the treatment of the substrate reduces
the level of the at least one contaminant by an amount sufficient
to enable the metathesis reaction to proceed at
substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio between 50,000:1 and 1,000:1, or
between 40,000:1 and 2,500:1, or between 30,000:1 and 5,000:1, or
between 25,000:1 and 7,500:1, or between 30,000:1 and 10,000:1, or
between 30,000:1 and 15,000:1, and the corresponding conversion is
between 30% and 100%, or between 50% and 100%, or between 60% to
100%.
[0099] In some embodiments, treating a substrate prior to a
metathesis reaction with a first agent, second agent, third agent,
and/or any additional agents in accordance with the present
teachings reduces moisture contamination in the substrate to a
level that is less than about 10 ppm, in some embodiments less than
about 7 ppm, in some embodiments less than about 5 ppm, in some
embodiments less than about 3 ppm, in some embodiments less than
about 2 ppm, and in some embodiments less than about 1 ppm. In
addition or alternatively, in some embodiments, treating a
substrate prior to a metathesis reaction with a first agent, second
agent, third agent, and/or any additional agents in accordance with
the present teachings reduces peroxides to a level that is less
than about 10 milliequivalents per kilogram, in some embodiments
less than about 7 milliequivalents per kilogram, in some
embodiments less than about 5 milliequivalents per kilogram, in
some embodiments less than about 3 milliequivalents per kilogram,
in some embodiments less than about 2 milliequivalents per
kilogram, and in some embodiments less than about 1
milliequivalents per kilogram.
[0100] A method for metathesizing a substrate embodying features of
the present invention includes treating the substrate with a first
agent; and reacting the substrate, following its treatment with the
first agent, in a metathesis reaction in the presence of a
metathesis catalyst. The first agent is configured to mitigate
potentially adverse effects of one or more contaminants in the
substrate on the metathesis catalyst. In some embodiments, the
substrate comprises a natural oil and/or a derivative thereof. In
some embodiments, the treating reduces a level of the one or more
contaminants by an amount sufficient to enable the metathesis
reaction to proceed at a substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio of at
least about 7,500 to 1, and, in some embodiments, as high as about
2,000,000 to 1.
[0101] The following examples and representative procedures
illustrate features in accordance with the present teachings, and
are provided solely by way of illustration. They are not intended
to limit the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents.
EXAMPLES
Examples 1-15
Study of Various Substrate Treatments Prior to Ethenolysis of
Natural Triglycerides
Materials and Methods
[0102] Edible grade soybean oil (Master Chef, designated `SBO-1`)
and rapeseed oil (Canola oil, Cargill Solo, designated `CO-1`) were
purchased in grocery store. Unless otherwise noted, the natural
triglyceride used in the examples below was Canola oil.
[0103] Compounds X007, X008, and X022 refer to molybdenum and
tungsten catalysts having the structures described in the detailed
description part above.
[0104] Ethylene gas (5.0, impurities: methane, ethane) was obtained
in cylinders from Messer Hungarogas Ltd. and was used without any
further purification. Triethylaluminum (25% in toluene; Cat.
#192708), trioctylaluminum (25% in n-hexane; Cat. #386553), acetic
anhydride (ACS reagent, Cat. #242845), Cu powder (Cat. #12806) and
Mg turnings (Cat. #403148) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. The
surface of copper powder was activated by following the procedure
described in Organic Reactions Vol. 63: Cu, Ni and Pd Mediated
Homocoupling reactions in biaryl syntheses: The Ullmann Reaction
(Viley, DOI: 10.1002/0471264180). For the activation of the surface
of magnesium turnings Grignard reaction in diethyl ether with
1,2-dibromoethane was started then the activated magnesium turnings
were isolated by filtration, washing with dry diethyl ether and
drying under dry nitrogen atmosphere. Moleculer sieves (3 .ANG.,
beads, .about.2 mm; Cat. #1.05704.1000), molecular sieves (3 .ANG.,
powder; Cat. #1.05706.0250), aluminum oxide (basic, 0.063-0.200 mm;
Cat. #1.01076.2000) were purchased from Merck. For activation
molecular sieves & alumina were heated at 300.degree. C. under
1 mbar for 24 hours and let cool and stored under dry nitrogen
atmosphere. Pd/C (10%, Selkat-Q-6) was purchased from Szilor Kft.,
Hungary. Peroxide value [milliequivalents peroxide/kg of sample
(meq/kg)] was determined through titration utilizing an
autotitrator (Metrohm 888 Titrando). Moisture content was
determined by Metrohm 899 Coulometer Karl Fischer titration
apparatus. Para-Anisidine value (pAV) was determined according to
AOCS Official Method Cd 18-90.
[0105] Studies were conducted on natural triglyceride samples
(e.g., canola oil or soybean oil) for various substrate treatment
methods to create a rating system suitable for comparison of their
performance. The performance of the treatment method was described
by the outcome of the ethenolysis reaction performed on the treated
oil samples. Conversion % and MD9 yield % values were compared,
along with selectivity % and 9ODDAME yield %.
[0106] In certain tests (designated `A`), substrate samples were
treated and then subjected to ethenolysis using different amounts
of molybdenum- or tungsten-based catalysts (i.e., X007, X008, and
X022). In comparable testing (designated `B`), the substrate
samples were treated and then subjected to a secondary treatment
with different amounts of a trialkyl aluminum (e.g.,
triethylaluminum, trioctylaluminum), and then subjected to
ethenolysis (at 250 ppmwt of X022) to determine how the trialkyl
aluminum demand decreased. In these tests, the trialkyl aluminum
treatment was performed for four hours and no time dependency was
examined. However in later examples it is shown that the success of
trialkyl aluminum treatment depends on reaction time. Furthermore,
in experiments `B` additional tests were performed using other
treatments prior to or in replacement of a trialkyl aluminum
treatment of the substrate. Table 1, shown below, outlines the
various tests conducted in Examples 1-15. Unless otherwise
indicated, canola oil was used as the substrate.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Overview of testing conditions for Examples
1-15 Ex. `B` - Trialkyl aluminum # Treatment `A` - Ethenolysis
Conditions Treatment (w/250 ppmwt X022) 1 None 10, 7, 4, 1, 0.5 mol
% of X008 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 mol % 10, 7, 4, 1, 0.5 mol %
of X022 Et.sub.3Al 4, 5, 6 mol % Oc.sub.3Al 2 Drying by Mol. Sieves
7, 4, 1 mol % of X008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 mol % Et.sub.3Al 3 Heating
at 200.degree. C. under 7, 4, 1 mol % of X008 2, 3, 4, 5 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al N.sub.2 for 2 h. 4 Distillation treatment 7, 4, 1 mol %
of X008 2, 3, 4, 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al 5 Cu/r.t. 7, 4, 1 mol % of X008
2, 3, 4, 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al 2500, 1000, 250 ppmwt of X022 6
Cu/200.degree. C. 7, 4, 1, 0.5 mol % of X008 2, 3, 4, 5 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al 7, 4, 1, 0.5 mol % X022; 2000, 1000, 250 ppmwt of X022 7
Cu/200.degree. C. + mol. sieves 7, 4, 1 mol % of X008 2, 3, 4, 5
mol % Oc.sub.3Al 8 Mg/r.t. 7, 4, 1 mol % of X008 2, 3, 4, 5 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al 2000, 1000, 250 ppmwt of X022 9 Mg/200.degree. C. 7, 4,
1 mol % of X008 2, 3, 4, 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al 10 Ac.sub.2O 2000,
1500, 1000, 500 ppmwt of 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 mol % Oc.sub.3Al X008
11 Ac.sub.2O + Al.sub.2O.sub.3 * 1000, 750, 500 ppmwt of X008 0.5,
1, 2, 3 mol % Oc.sub.3Al 0.2, 0.1, 0.06 mol % X007 12
Al.sub.2O.sub.3, Pd/C - 100.degree. C., 1000, 750, 500 ppmwt of
X008 0.5, 1, 2, 3 mol % Oc.sub.3Al Ac.sub.2O * 13 Distillation,
Ac.sub.2O, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 500 ppmwt of X008 -- ** 14 Distillation,
Ac.sub.2O, mol. 1000, 750, 500 ppmwt of X008 0.5, 1, 2, 3 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al Sieves, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 15 Distillation, Ac.sub.2O,
Al.sub.2O.sub.3, percolation (mol. sieves + 1000, 750, 500 ppmwt of
X008 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3) Oc.sub.3Al
* Soybean oil used as the substrate ** not performed due to lack of
substrate
Examples 1(a) and 1(b)
Example 1(a)
[0107] Canola oil (CO-1) samples were placed in glass vials into a
850 ml stainless steel autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis
under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using
the given amounts of catalyst X008 or X022. After ethenolysis, the
reaction mixtures were subjected to Zemplen's transesterification
(NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) and were analyzed by GCMS using pentadecane
as internal standard. The tests are outlined in Table 2, shown
below.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst mol % Scale 1(a)
CO-1 to FAME E01JVA715 X008 10 0.1 ml mix ethenolysis E01JVA716 7
(0.1 E01JVA717 4 mmol) E01JVA722 1 E01JVA723 0.5 E01JVA718 X022 10
E01JVA719 7 E01JVA720 4 E01JVA724 1 E01JVA725 0.5
Example 1(b)
[0108] Canola oil (CO-1) samples were stirred in glass vials with
the given amounts of trialkyl aluminum under dry nitrogen
atmosphere at room temperature for 4 hours. The vials with the
reaction mixtures were placed into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and the mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis under 10
atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt
of catalyst X022. After ethenolysis, the reaction mixtures were
subjected to Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h)
and were analyzed by GCMS using pentadecane as internal standard.
The tests are outlined in Table 3, shown below.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Et3Al, Oc3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 1(b) CO-1 to FAME E01JVA609 0% Et.sub.3Al 250 0.1 ml mix
E01JVA610 1% Et.sub.3Al ppmwt (0.1 Et.sub.3Al or Oc.sub.3Al
E01JVA611 2% Et.sub.3Al X022 mmol) treatment, E01JVA612 3%
Et.sub.3Al ethenolysis E01JVA613 4% Et.sub.3Al E01JVA614 5%
Et.sub.3Al E01JVA615 6% Et.sub.3Al E01JVA616 7% Et.sub.3Al
E01JVA617 8% Et.sub.3Al E01JVA618 9% Et.sub.3Al E01JVA683 4%
Oc.sub.3Al 0.8 ml E01JVA684a 5% Oc.sub.3Al (0.8 E01JVA685 6%
Oc.sub.3Al mmol)
Examples 2(a) and 2(b)
Example 2(a)
[0109] In a nitrogen filled glove box, commercial grade rapeseed
oil (Canola oil CO-1, 200 ml, 180.24 g, water content: 9 ppm) was
stirred with molecular sieves (beads, 3 .ANG., activated, 25.4 g)
at room temperature for 6 days. The substrate was filtered on
activated celite pad giving batch E01JVA640. Water content: 3 ppm.
Samples from the treated substrate were then placed in glass vials
into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and were subjected to
ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18
hours using the given amounts of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's
transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was
performed. The tests are outlined in Table 4, shown below.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst mol % Scale 2(a)
E01JVA640 to E01JVA740 X008 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA741 4 (0.1
ethenolysis E01JVA742 1 mmol)
Example 2(b)
[0110] In a nitrogen filled glove box, commercial grade rapeseed
oil (Canola oil CO-1, 200 ml, 180.24 g, water content: 9 ppm) was
stirred with molecular sieves (beads, 3 .ANG., activated, 25.4 g)
at room temperature for 6 days. The substrate was filtered on
activated celite pad giving batch E01JVA640. Water content: 3 ppm.
Samples from E01JVA640 were placed in glass vials and stirred with
the given amounts of triethylaluminum under dry nitrogen atmosphere
at room temperature for 4 hours. The vials with the reaction
mixtures were placed into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and
the mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene
gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of catalyst X022.
After ethenolysis, the reaction mixtures were subjected to
Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) and were
analyzed by GCMS using pentadecane as internal standard. The tests
are outlined in Table 5, shown below.
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Et3Al, Oc3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 2(b) E01JVA640 to E01JVA641a 1% Et.sub.3Al 250 1.8 ml FAME
mix E01JVA642a 2% Et.sub.3Al ppmwt (1.9 Et.sub.3Al E01JVA643a 3%
Et.sub.3Al X022 mmol) treatment, E01JVA644a 4% Et.sub.3Al
ethenolysis E01JVA645a 5% Et.sub.3Al E01JVA646a 6% Et.sub.3Al
Examples 3(a) and 3(b)
Example 3(a)
[0111] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 1.3 ml) was stirred at 200.degree. C. for 2 hours.
Cooling to room temperature gave E01JVA752. Sample from E01JVA752
were then placed in glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the given amounts
of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH;
rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in
Table 6, shown below.
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst mol % Scale 3(a)
E01JVA752 to E01JVA743 X008 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA744 4 (0.1
ethenolysis E01JVA745 1 mmol)
Example 3(b)
[0112] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 1.3 ml) was stirred at 200.degree. C. for 2 hours.
Cooling to room temperature gave E01JVA752. Then, in a nitrogen gas
filled glove box, samples from E01JVA752 were stirred in glass
vials with the given amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at
room temperature for 4 hours. The vials were then placed into a 850
ml stainless steel autoclave and the reaction mixtures were
subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree.
C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of catalyst X022. After Zemplen's
transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was
performed. The tests are outlined in Table 7, shown below.
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 3b E01JVA752 to E01JVA765 2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA766 3
ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA767 4 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA768 5
Examples 4(a) and 4(b)
Example 4(a)
[0113] Commercial grade Canola oil (CO-1) was subjected to vacuum
distillation in a short way distillation apparatus in a 280.degree.
C. oil bath under 0.5 mbar for 5 hours, while a continuous slow
nitrogen flow was let through the oil to purge out the volatile
components. The residue of the distillation treatment (E01 JVA721)
was transferred into a nitrogen gas filled glove box. Samples from
E01JVA721 in glass vials were placed into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the given amounts
of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH;
rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in
Table 8, shown below.
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst mol % Scale 4(a)
E01JVA721 to E01JVA734 X008 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA735 4 (0.1
ethenolysis E01JVA736 1 mmol)
Example 4(b)
[0114] Commercial grade Canola oil (CO-1) was subjected to vacuum
distillation in a short way distillation apparatus in a 280.degree.
C. oil bath under 0.5 mbar vacuum for 5 hours, while a continuous
slow nitrogen flow was let through the oil to purge out the
volatile components. The residue of the distillation treatment was
transferred into a nitrogen gas filled glove box (E01JVA721).
Samples from E01JVA721 were stirred in glass vials with the given
amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at room temperature for 4
hours. The vials were then placed into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and the reaction mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis
under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using
250 ppmwt of catalyst X022. After Zemplen's transesterification
(NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are
outlined in Table 9, shown below.
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 4(b) E01JVA721 to E01JVA753 2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA754 3
ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA755 4 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA756 5
Examples 5(a) and 5(b)
Example 5(a)
[0115] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 21 ml) was stirred with activated copper powder (3.35 g)
at room temperature for 114 hours. Filtration on Whatman AutoCup
(0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA630. Samples from E01JVA630
were placed in glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave
and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at
50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the given amounts of catalyst X008
or X022. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h)
GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table 10,
shown below.
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 10 Cat. Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst amt. Scale
5(a) E01JVA630 to E01JVA737 X008 in 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA738 mol
% 4 (0.1 ethenolysis E01JVA739 1 mmol) 4(a) E01JVA721 to E01JVA643
X022 in 2500 1.7 g FAME mix E01JVA644 pptwt % 1000 (1.9 ethenolysis
E01JVA645 250 mmol)
Example 5(b)
[0116] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 21 ml) was stirred with activated copper powder (3.35 g)
at room temperature for 114 hours. Filtration on Whatman AutoCup
(0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA630. Samples from E01JVA630
were placed in glass vials and were stirred with the given amount
of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at room temperature for 4 hours.
The vials were then placed into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave
and the reaction mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis under 10
atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt
of catalyst X022. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH;
rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in
Table 11, shown below.
TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 11 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 5b E01JVA630 to E01JVA757 2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA758 3
ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA759 4 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA760 5
Examples 6(a) and 6(b)
Example 6(a)
[0117] In a nitrogen filled glove box commercial grade Canola oil
(CO-1, 21 g, 24 mmol) was stirred with activated copper powder (3.3
g, 52 mmol) at 200.degree. C. for 2 hours. After cooling back to
room temperature, filtration on Whatman AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE)
by suction gave E01 JVA701B. Samples from E01 JVA701B were placed
in glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and were
subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree.
C. for 18 hours using the given amounts of catalyst X008 or X022.
After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS
analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table 12, shown
below.
TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 12 Cat. Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst amt. Scale
6(a) E01JVA701B to E01JVA726 X008 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA727 in
mol % 4 (0.1 ethenolysis E01JVA728 1 mmol) E01JVA732 0.5 E01JVA729
X022 7 E01JVA730 in mol % 4 E01JVA731 1 E01JVA733 0.5 E01JVA703
X022 2500 0.67 g E01JVA704 in ppmwt 1000 (0.77 E01JVA705 250
mmol)
Example 6(b)
[0118] In a nitrogen filled glove box commercial grade Canola oil
(CO-1, 21 g, 24 mmol) was stirred with activated copper powder (3.3
g, 52 mmol) at 200.degree. C. for 2 hours. After cooling back to
room temperature, filtration on Whatman AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE)
by suction gave E01 JVA701B. Samples from E01 JVA701B were placed
in glass vials and stirred with the given amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25
wt % in hexane) at room temperature for 4 hours. The vials were
then placed into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and the
reaction mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of
catalyst X022. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt,
3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table
13, shown below.
TABLE-US-00013 TABLE 13 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 6(b) E01JVA701B to E01JVA761 2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA762
3 ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA763 4 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA764 5
Examples 7(a) and 7(b)
Example 7(a)
[0119] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, Cu/200.degree. C.
treated CO-1 sample (E01 JVA701B from Examples 6(a) and (b), 9.909
g) was stirred with activated molecular sieves beads (3 .ANG.,
5.927 g) at room temperature for 18 hours. Filtration on Whatman
AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA701C. Samples from
E01JVA701C were placed in glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the given amounts
of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH;
rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in
Table 14, shown below.
TABLE-US-00014 TABLE 14 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst mol % Scale 7(a)
E01JVA701C to E01JVA746 X008 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA747 4 (0.1
ethenolysis E01JVA748 1 mmol)
Example 7(b)
[0120] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, Cu/200.degree. C.
treated CO-1 sample (E01 JVA701B from Examples 6(a) and (b), 9.909
g) was stirred with activated molecular sieves beads (3 .ANG.,
5.927 g) at room temperature for 18 hours. Filtration on Whatman
AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA701C. Samples from
E01 JVA701C were placed in glass vials and stirred with the given
amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at room temperature for 4
hours. The vials were then placed into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and the reaction mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis
under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using
250 ppmwt of catalyst X022. After Zemplen's transesterification
(NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are
outlined in Table 15, shown below.
TABLE-US-00015 TABLE 15 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 7b E01JVA701C to E01JVA769 2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA770 3
ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA771 4 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA772 5
Examples 8(a) and 8(b)
Example 8(a)
[0121] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 21 ml) was stirred with activated magnesium turnings
(4.49 g) at room temperature for 14 days. Filtration on Whatman
AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA632. Samples from
E01JVA632 were placed in glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the given amounts
of catalyst X008 or X022. After Zemplen's transesterification
(NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are
outlined in Table 16, shown below.
TABLE-US-00016 TABLE 16 Cat. Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst amt. Scale
8(a) E01JVA632 to E01JVA749 X008 in 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA750 mol
% 4 (0.1 ethenolysis E01JVA751 1 mmol) 4(a) E01JVA721 to E01JVA671
X022 in 2500 0.77 g FAME mix E01JVA672 pptwt % 1000 (0.9
ethenolysis E01JVA673 250 mmol)
Example 8(b)
[0122] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 21 ml) was stirred with activated magnesium turnings
(4.49 g) at room temperature for 14 days. Filtration on Whatman
AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA632. Samples from
E01JVA632 were placed in glass vials and stirred with the given
amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at room temperature for 4
hours. The vials were then placed into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of
catalyst X022. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt,
3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table
17, shown below.
TABLE-US-00017 TABLE 17 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 8(b) E01JVA632 to E01JVA773 2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA774 3
ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA775 4 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA776 5
Examples 9(a) and 9(b)
Example 9(a)
[0123] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 21 ml) was stirred with activated magnesium turnings
(4.49 g) at room temperature for 14 days. Filtration on Whatman
AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA777. Samples from
E01JVA777 were placed in glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the given amounts
of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH;
rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in
Table 18 shown below
TABLE-US-00018 TABLE 18 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst mol % Scale 9(a)
E01JVA777 to E01JVA781 X008 7 0.1 ml FAME mix E01JVA782 4 (0.1
ethenolysis E01JVA783 1 mmol)
Example 9(b)
[0124] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, commercial grade Canola
oil (CO-1, 21 ml) was stirred with activated magnesium turnings
(4.49 g) at room temperature for 14 days. Filtration on Whatman
AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE) by suction gave E01JVA777. Samples from
E01JVA777 were placed in glass vials and stirred with the given
amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at room temperature for 4
hours. The vials were then placed into a 850 ml stainless steel
autoclave and the reaction mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis
under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using
250 ppmwt of catalyst X022. After Zemplen's transesterification
(NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are
outlined in Table 19, shown below.
TABLE-US-00019 TABLE 19 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 9(b) E01JVA777 to E01JVA784 2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA785 3
ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA786 4 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA787 5
Examples 10(a) and 10(b)
Example 10(a)
[0125] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box canola oil (CO-1, 500 ml)
was stirred with acetic anhydride (15 ml, 30 mol %) at 110.degree.
C. internal temperature for 18 hours. The Ac.sub.2O excess and
volatile products were distilled out at the same internal
temperature with the aim of a membrane pump (17 mbar) while a
constant slow nitrogen flow was bubbled through the oil for 5
hours. PV was below the detection limit. E01JVA808 was isolated by
sucking the distillation residue out from the distilling flask via
a stainless steel needle taking care to avoid the mixing of the oil
with the small drops on the internal wall of the distilling flask.
Samples from E01JVA808 were placed in glass vials into a 850 ml
stainless steel autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis under
10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the
given amounts of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's transesterification
(NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are
outlined in Table 20 shown below
TABLE-US-00020 TABLE 20 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst mol % Scale 10(a)
E01JVA808 to E01JVA809 X008 2000 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA810 1500
(0.8 ethenolysis E01JVA811 1000 mmol) E01JVA812 500
Example 10(b)
[0126] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box canola oil (CO-1, 500 ml)
was stirred with acetic anhydride (15 ml, 30 mol %) at 110.degree.
C. internal temperature for 18 hours. The Ac.sub.2O excess and
volatile products were distilled out at the same internal
temperature with the aim of a membrane pump (17 mbar) while a
constant slow nitrogen flow was bubbled through the oil for 5
hours. PV was below the detection limit. E01JVA808 was isolated by
sucking the distillation residue out from the distilling flask via
a stainless steel needle taking care to avoid the mixing of the oil
with the small drops on the internal wall of the distilling flask.
Samples from E01JVA808 were placed in glass vials and stirred with
the given amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at room
temperature for 4 hours. The vials were then placed into a 850 ml
stainless steel autoclave and the reaction mixtures were subjected
to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18
hours using 250 ppmwt of catalyst X022. After Zemplen's
transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was
performed. The tests are outlined in Table 21, shown below.
TABLE-US-00021 TABLE 21 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 10(b) E01JVA808 to E01JVA815 0.2 250 0.8 ml FAME mix
E01JVA816 0.5 ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al E01JVA817 1 X022 mmol)
treatment & E01JVA818 2 ethenolysis E01JVA819 3 E01JVA820 4
Examples 11(a) and 11(b)
Example 11(a)
[0127] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box soybean oil (SBO-1, 150
ml) was mixed with 30 mol % acetic anhydride (`Ac.sub.2O`, 5 ml)
and the mixture was stirred at 110.degree. C. internal temperature
under nitrogen atmosphere for 18 hours. The initial PV=0.73 went
down below detection limit. The Ac.sub.2O excess and volatile
byproducts were distilled out at reduced pressure (17 mbar) while a
constant slow nitrogen flow was bubbled through the oil to help
remove the volatile components for 5 hours. E01JVA168A was isolated
by sucking the distillation residue out from the distilling flask
via a stainless steel needle taking care to avoid the mixing of the
oil with the small drops on the internal wall of the distilling
flask. E01JVA168A (140 ml) was mixed with activated gamma-aluminum
oxide (Brockman I., 5 g/100 ml) and the mixture was stirred under
nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature for 96 hours. Filtration on
celite pad gave E01JVA168B. Samples from E01JVA168B were placed in
glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and were
subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree.
C. for 18 hours using the given amounts of catalyst X008 or X007.
After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS
analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table 22, shown
below.
TABLE-US-00022 TABLE 22 Cat. Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst amt. Scale
11(a) E01JVA168B E01JVA778 X008 in 1000 0.1 ml to FAME mix
E01JVA779 ppmwt 750 (0.1 ethenolysis E01JVA780 500 mmol) E01JVA181
X007 in 0.2 0.77 g E01JVA182 mol % 0.1 (0.9 E01JVA183 0.06
mmol)
Example 11(b)
[0128] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box soybean oil (SBO-1, 150
ml) was mixed with 30 mol % acetic anhydride (`Ac.sub.2O`, 5 ml)
and the mixture was stirred at 110.degree. C. internal temperature
under nitrogen atmosphere for 18 hours. The initial PV=0.73 went
down below detection limit. The Ac.sub.2O excess and volatile
byproducts were distilled out at reduced pressure (17 mbar) while a
constant slow nitrogen flow was bubbled through the oil to help
remove the volatile components for 5 hours. E01JVA168A was isolated
by sucking the distillation residue out from the distilling flask
via a stainless steel needle taking care to avoid the mixing of the
oil with the small drops on the internal wall of the distilling
flask. E01JVA168A (140 ml) was mixed with activated gamma-aluminum
oxide (Brockman I., 5 g/100 ml) and the mixture was stirred under
nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature for 96 hours. Filtration on
celite pad gave E01JVA168B. Samples from E01JVA168B were placed in
glass vials and stirred with the given amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt
% in hexane) at room temperature for 4 hours. The vials were then
placed into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and the reaction
mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas
at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of catalyst X022.
After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS
analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table 23, shown
below.
TABLE-US-00023 TABLE 23 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 11(b) E01JVA168B to E01JVA796 0.5 250 0.8 ml FAME mix
Oc.sub.3Al E01JVA797 1 ppmwt (0.83 treatment & E01JVA798 2 X022
mmol) ethenolysis E01JVA799 3
Examples 12(a) and 12(b)
Example 12(a)
[0129] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, SBO-1 (500 ml) was mixed
with activated gamma-aluminum oxide (Brockman I., 5 g/100 ml) and
the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 21 hours.
Filtration gave E01JVA161A. (The initial PV=0.73 went down to
PV=0.09.) E01JVA161A was mixed with Selcat-Q-6 10% Pd/C (0.25 g/100
ml) and charcoal (1 g/100 ml) and was stirred at 110.degree. C.
(internal temperature) while the glove-box's nitrogen atmosphere
was bubbled through it. After 2 h the PV was under the detection
limit. After 13 h, filtration on Whatman AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE)
by suction gave E01JVA161C. E01JVA161C was mixed with Ac.sub.2O (30
mol %) under nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature. The mixture
was stirred at 110.degree. C. (internal) for 18 hours, then the
excess of the reagent and byproducts were distilled off under
reduced pressure (17 mbar) while a constant nitrogen stream was
bubbled through the oil slowly to help remove the volatile
compounds. After 5 hours of distillation E01JVA161H was isolated by
sucking out the distillation residue via a stainless steel needle
taking care to avoid the mixing of the oil with the small drops on
the internal wall of the distilling flask. Samples from E01JVA161H
were placed in glass vials into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave
and were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at
50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the given amounts of catalyst
X008. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h)
GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table 24,
shown below.
TABLE-US-00024 TABLE 24 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst ppmwt Scale 12(a)
E01JVA161H E01JVA343 X008 1000 0.9 ml to FAME mix E01JVA344 750 (1
mmol) ethenolysis E01JVA345 500
Example 12(b)
[0130] In a nitrogen gas filled glove box, SBO-1 (500 ml) was mixed
with activated gamma-aluminum oxide (Brockman I., 5 g/100 ml) and
the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 21 hours.
Filtration gave E01JVA161A. (The initial PV=0.73 went down to
PV=0.09.) E01JVA161A was mixed with Selcat-Q-6 10% Pd/C (0.25 g/100
ml) and charcoal (1 g/100 ml) and was stirred at 110.degree. C.
(internal temperature) while the glove-box's nitrogen atmosphere
was bubbled through it. After 2 h the PV was under the detection
limit. After 13 h, filtration on Whatman AutoCup (0.45 .mu.m PTFE)
by suction gave E01JVA161C. E01JVA161C was mixed with Ac.sub.2O (30
mol %) under nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature. The mixture
was stirred at 110.degree. C. (internal) for 18 hours, then the
excess of the reagent and byproducts were distilled off under
reduced pressure (17 mbar) while a constant nitrogen stream was
bubbled through the oil slowly to help remove the volatile
compounds. After 5 hours of distillation E01JVA161H was isolated by
sucking out the distillation residue via a stainless steel needle
taking care to avoid the mixing of the oil with the small drops on
the internal wall of the distilling flask. Samples from E01JVA161H
were placed in glass vials and stirred with the given amount of
Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at room temperature for 4 hours. The
vials were then placed into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and
the reaction mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of
ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of
catalyst X022. After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt,
3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table
25, shown below.
TABLE-US-00025 TABLE 25 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 12(b) E01JVA161H to E01JVA800 0.5 250 0.8 ml FAME mix
Oc.sub.3Al E01JVA801 1 ppmwt (0.83 treatment & E01JVA802 2 X022
mmol) ethenolysis E01JVA803 3
Example 13
[0131] Canola oil (CO-1, 500 ml) was subjected to short way
distillation 250.degree. C., 0.25 mbar for 1 hour. The residue
(E01JVA327heated) was chambered into a nitrogen gas filled glove
box (PV: under the detection limit) and was stirred at room
temperature with Ac.sub.2O (15 ml, 10 mol %) for 67 hours then at
105.degree. C. for two hours. The excess of the reagent and the
byproducts were distilled off under reduced pressure (pressure was
decreased gradually from 650 mbar to 4 mbar during 30 min then the
distillation was continued at 4 mbar) at 110.degree. C. internal
temperature while a constant slow nitrogen flow was bubbled through
the oil via a stainless steel needle for 5 hours. After cooling
down to room temperature E01JVA327Ac.sub.2O was isolated by sucking
the oil from the flask via a stainless steel needle taking care to
avoid the mixing of the oil with the small drops on the internal
wall of the distilling flask. E01JVA327Ac.sub.2O was stirred at
r.t. with activated .gamma.-aluminum oxide (Brockman I., 5 g/100
ml) for 18 hours. Filtration on a pad of activated celite (d=5 cm,
I=3 mm) and activated .gamma.-aluminum oxide (Brockman I., 1.5 cm)
gave E01 JVA327A. A sample from E01 JVA327A was placed into a 250
ml stainless steel autoclave and was subjected to ethenolysis under
10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using the
given amounts of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's transesterification
(NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was performed. The test is
outlined in Table 26, shown below.
TABLE-US-00026 TABLE 26 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst ppmwt Scale 13
E01JVA327A to E01JVA329 X008 500 40 ml FAME mix (43 ethenolysis
mmol)
Examples 14(a) and 14(b)
Example 14(a)
[0132] Canola oil (CO-1, 500 ml) was subjected to short way
distillation first at r.t. until the vacuum decreased to 0.044 mbar
than the temperature was increased to 250.degree. C. and the
distillation was continued until the initially increasing pressure
fell back to 0.044 mbar (about 60-70 min). The residue
(E01JVA335res) was chambered into a nitrogen as filled glove box
and Ac.sub.2O was added (3 ml, 30 mol % to 100 ml of oil) and the
mixture was stirred at 105.degree. C. internal temperature for 24
hours. The volatiles were distilled off at reduced pressure
(pressure was gradually decreased from 700 mbar to 7 mbar)
increasing the internal temperature to 110.degree. C. and a slow
nitrogen stream was bubbled through the oil via a stainless steel
needle for 4 hours then the oil was allowed to cool to room
temperature, transferred into an Erlenmeyer flask by a hypodermic
syringe taking care to avoid the mixing of the oil with the small
drops on the internal wall of the distilling flask (giving
E01JVA335A). E01JVA335A was stirred with activated molecular sieves
(3 .ANG., beads, 25 g) at room temperature for 96 hours. Then the
substrate was filtered on a pad of activated molecular sieves (3
.ANG., dust) to give E01JVA335B. E01JVA335B was stirred with
activated alumina (Brockman I., 5 g/100 ml) at room temperature for
24 hours then the oil was filtered on an activated celite pad
giving E01JVA335C. Samples from E01JVA335C were placed in glass
vials into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and were subjected to
ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18
hours using the given amounts of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's
transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was
performed. The tests are outlined in Table 27, shown below.
TABLE-US-00027 TABLE 27 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst ppmwt Scale 14(a)
E01JVA335C E01JVA340 X008 1000 0.9 ml to FAME mix E01JVA341 750 (1
mmol) ethenolysis E01JVA342 500
Example 14(b)
[0133] Canola oil (CO-1, 500 ml) was subjected to short way
distillation first at r.t. until the vacuum decreased to 0.044 mbar
than the temperature was increased to 250.degree. C. and the
distillation was continued until the initially increasing pressure
fell back to 0.044 mbar (about 60-70 min). The residue
(E01JVA335res) was chambered into a nitrogen as filled glove box
and Ac.sub.2O was added (3 ml, 30 mol % to 100 ml of oil) and the
mixture was stirred at 105.degree. C. internal temperature for 24
hours. The volatiles were distilled off at reduced pressure
(pressure was gradually decreased from 700 mbar to 7 mbar)
increasing the internal temperature to 110.degree. C. and a slow
nitrogen stream was bubbled through the oil via a stainless steel
needle for 4 hours then the oil was allowed to cool to room
temperature, transferred into an Erlenmeyer flask by a hypodermic
syringe taking care to avoid the mixing of the oil with the small
drops on the internal wall of the distilling flask (giving
E01JVA335A). E01JVA335A was stirred with activated molecular sieves
(3 .ANG., beads, 25 g) at room temperature for 96 hours. Then the
substrate was filtered on a pad of activated molecular sieves (3
.ANG., dust) to give E01JVA335B. E01JVA335B was stirred with
activated alumina (Brockman I., 5 g/100 ml) at room temperature for
24 hours then the oil was filtered on an activated celite pad
giving E01JVA335C. Samples from E01JVA335C were placed in glass
vials and were stirred with the given amounts of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt
% in hexane) at room temperature for 4 hours. The vials were then
placed into a 850 ml stainless steel autoclave and the reaction
mixtures were subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas
at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of catalyst X022.
After Zemplen's transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS
analysis was performed. The tests are outlined in Table 28, shown
below.
TABLE-US-00028 TABLE 28 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 14(b) E01JVA335C to E01JVA804 0.5 250 0.8 ml FAME mix
Oc.sub.3Al E01JVA805 1 ppmwt (0.83 treatment & E01JVA806 2 X022
mmol) ethenolysis E01JVA807 3
Examples 15(a) and 15(b)
Example 15(a)
[0134] E01JVA327A (see Example 13; 400 ml) was percolated through a
column (diameter=55 mm) packed with activated celite (height: 5
mm), activated molecular sieves (dust form, 0.3 nm, height: 22 mm)
activated molecular sieves (beads, 3 .ANG., height: 70 mm) and
activated alumina on the top of them (height: 20 mm) by suction
(membrane pump) giving E01JVA327C (pAV was below the detection
limit). Samples from E01JVA327C were placed in glass vials into a
850 ml stainless steel autoclave and were subjected to ethenolysis
under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours using
the given amounts of catalyst X008. After Zemplen's
transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was
performed. The tests are outlined in Table 29, shown below.
TABLE-US-00029 TABLE 29 Ex. Reaction Lot Catalyst ppmwt Scale 15(a)
E01JVA327C E01JVA372 X008 500 0.8 ml to FAME mix E01JVA373 250 (0.9
ethenolysis E01JVA374 100 mmol)
Example 15(b)
[0135] E01JVA327A (see Example 13; 400 ml) was percolated through a
column (diameter=55 mm) packed with activated celite (height: 5
mm), activated molecular sieves (dust form, 0.3 nm, height: 22 mm)
activated molecular sieves (beads, 3 .ANG., height: 70 mm) and
activated alumina on the top of them (height: 20 mm) by suction
(membrane pump) giving E01JVA327C (pAV was below the detection
limit). Samples from E01JVA327C were placed in glass vials and were
stirred with the given amount of Oc.sub.3Al (25 wt % in hexane) at
room temperature for 4 hours. The vials were then placed into a 850
ml stainless steel autoclave and the reaction mixtures were
subjected to ethenolysis under 10 atm of ethylene gas at 50.degree.
C. for 18 hours using 250 ppmwt of catalyst X022. After Zemplen's
transesterification (NaOMe/MeOH; rt, 3 h) GCMS analysis was
performed. The tests are outlined in Table 30, shown below.
TABLE-US-00030 TABLE 30 Oc.sub.3Al Ex. Reaction Lot mol % Catalyst
Scale 15(b) E01JVA327C to E01JVA788 0 250 0.8 ml FAME mix E01JVA789
0.1 ppmwt (0.83 Oc.sub.3Al treatment E01JVA790 0.2 X022 mmol) &
ethenolysis E01JVA791 0.5 E01JVA792 1 E01JVA793 2 E01JVA794 3
E01JVA795 4
Summary of Results from Examples 1-15
[0136] The sample analyses (calculated on pentadecane) for Examples
1-15 are provided in Table 31, shown below, wherein: [0137] C[%]
refers to conversion: Conversion=100-100.times.[(final moles of
decenoate precursors)/(initial moles of decenoate precursors in the
triglyceride)]; Decenoate precursors: oleate, linoleate, linolenate
and palmitoleate chains. [0138] S[%] refers to selectivity:
Selectivity=100.times.(moles of M9D)/(total moles of all ester
compounds in the product mixture except the deceonate precursor
esters and the saturated esters); In the calculation
.alpha.,.omega.-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester mols are
multiplied by two as these compounds are made from two starting
carboxylic acid chains by the catalyst. [0139] M9D Y[%] refers to
methyl 9-decenoate yield: Methyl 9-decenoate (M9D) Yield=(moles of
M9D).times.100/(initial moles of deceonate precursor chains);
[0140] TON refers to turnover number; TON=M9D Y[%]*substrate
mols/catalyst mols [0141] P[%] refers to ester purity: Ester
purity=100.times.(moles of M9D)/(total moles of all ester compounds
in the product mixture); [0142] 9-ODDAME Y[%] refers to dimethyl
octadec-9-en-dicarboxylate yield: Dimethyl
octadec-9-en-dicarboxylate (9-ODDAME)Yield=100.times.(moles of
9-ODDAME)/[(initial moles of decenoate precursors in the
triglyceride)/2].
TABLE-US-00031 [0142] TABLE 31 Sample analysis Lot (catalyst; cat
amount in ppmwt; C S M9D P 9-ODDAME # Ex. mol %;
substrate/catalyst) [%] [%] Y [%] TON [%] Y [%] 1 1(a) E01JVA715
(X008; 109200 ppm; 10; 10) 90.4 33.3 29.2 3 31.3 25.3 2 E01JVA716
(X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 90.4 38.6 34.1 5 36.2 23.7 3 E01JVA717
(X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 49.1 15.4 7.3 2 7.0 4.5 4 E01JVA722 (X008;
10920 ppm; 1; 100) 33.2 1.4 0.5 0 0.4 3.7 5 E01JVA723 (X008; 5460
ppm; 0.5; 200) 31.9 0.4 0.1 0 0.1 3.6 6 E01JVA718 (X022; 121770
ppm; 10; 10) 93.4 20.5 18.8 2 21.4 35.5 7 E01JVA719 (X022; 85240
ppm; 7; 14) 94.7 12.6 11.8 2 13.9 40.5 8 E01JVA720 (X022; 48710
ppm; 4; 25) 94.6 13.1 12.2 3 14.2 38.3 9 E01JVA724 (X022; 12180
ppm; 1; 100) 33.5 0.6 0.2 0 0.2 3.8 10 E01JVA725 (X022; 6090 ppm;
0.5; 200) 32.0 -0.2 -0.1 0 -0.1 3.7 11 1(b) E01JVA609 (X022; 250
ppm; 0.021; 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 4871) (0% Et.sub.3Al) 12
E01JVA610 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 1.1 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 4871) (1%
Et.sub.3Al) 13 E01JVA611 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 2.8 21.8 1.1 52 1.0
0.0 4871) (2% Et.sub.3Al) 14 E01JVA612 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 19.7
51.5 11.1 540 10.1 0.6 4871) (3% Et.sub.3Al) 15 E01JVA613 (X022;
250 ppm; 0.021; 83.2 80.9 68.6 3339 63.8 4.1 4871) (4% Et.sub.3Al)
16 E01JVA614 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 93.4 83.0 79.2 3854 74.0 5.3
4871) (5% Et.sub.3Al) 17 E01JVA615 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 87.8 83.1
74.5 3625 69.0 3.6 4871) (6% Et.sub.3Al) 18 E01JVA616 (X022; 250
ppm; 0.021; 90.9 83.3 77.2 3760 71.9 4.4 4871) (7% Et.sub.3Al) 19
E01JVA617 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 86.5 82.6 73.0 3554 67.6 3.3 4871)
(8% Et.sub.3Al) 20 E01JVA618 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 90.0 83.3 76.4
3719 71.0 4.1 4871) (9% Et.sub.3Al) 21 E01JVA683 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 93.3 77.8 73.3 3566 70.4 10.1 4871) (4% Oc.sub.3Al) 22
E01JVA684a (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 93.2 79.2 74.4 3620 71.1 9.5
4871) (5% Oc.sub.3Al) 23 E01JVA685 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 93.1 74.0
69.4 3380 67.5 12.3 4871) (6% Oc.sub.3Al) 24 2(a) E01JVA740 (X008;
76440 ppm; 7; 14) 96.0 35.7 33.7 5 35.3 20.8 25 E01JVA741 (X008;
43680 ppm; 4; 25) 90.1 37.9 33.4 8 33.3 11.4 26 E01JVA742 (X008;
10920 ppm; 1; 100) 37.3 2.3 0.8 1 0.8 4.0 27 2(b) E01JVA641A (X022;
250 ppm; 0.021; 4.1 0.5 0.0 1 0.0 0.2 4871) (1% Et.sub.3Al) 28
E01JVA642A (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 14.6 41.5 6.0 292 5.5 0.3 4871)
(2% Et.sub.3Al) 29 E01JVA643A (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 58.0 71.8 40.7
1983 37.3 0.9 4871) (3% Et.sub.3Al) 30 E01JVA644A (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 88.9 79.4 70.8 3445 66.1 4.6 4871) (4% Et.sub.3Al) 31
E01JVA645A (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 89.5 82.1 71.6 3485 66.8 4.7
4871) (5% Et.sub.3Al) 32 E01JVA646A (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 87.8
79.5 69.1 3362 64.6 4.6 4871) (6% Et.sub.3Al) 33 3(a) E01JVA743
(X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 95.7 33.8 31.0 4 32.3 18.9 34 E01JVA744
(X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 76.7 36.6 27.1 7 26.4 6.3 35 E01JVA745
(X008; 10920 ppm; 1; 100) 39.0 1.0 0.4 0 0.4 4.3 36 3(b) E01JVA765
(X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 5.0 0.7 0.0 2 0.0 0.5 (2% Oc.sub.3Al)
37 E01JVA766 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 9.8 25.3 2.8 134 2.5 0.5
(3% Oc.sub.3Al) 38 E01JVA767 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 32.7 53.7
17.9 871 16.5 0.7 (4% Oc.sub.3Al) 39 E01JVA768 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 4871) 59.1 67.5 39.9 1946 37.1 1.5 (5% Oc.sub.3Al) 40 4(a)
E01JVA734 (X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 53.3 18.1 9.3 1 8.9 4.4 41
E01JVA735 (X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 42.9 3.0 1.2 0 1.2 4.4 42
E01JVA736 (X008; 10920 ppm; 1; 100) 40.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 -0.1 4.3 43
4(b) E01JVA753 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 5.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.1
(2% Oc.sub.3Al) 44 E01JVA754 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 6.3 0.1
0.0 0 0.0 0.1 (3% Oc.sub.3Al) 45 E01JVA755 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021;
4871) 6.0 0.2 0.0 1 0.0 0.1 (4% Oc.sub.3Al) 46 E01JVA756 (X022; 250
ppm; 0.021; 4871) 5.9 0.3 0.0 1 0.0 0.1 (5% Oc.sub.3Al) 47 5(a)
E01JVA737 (X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 96.1 33.8 31.9 5 33.8 22.5 48
E01JVA738 (X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 59.3 27.0 15.6 4 15.0 4.4 49
E01JVA739 (X008; 10920 ppm; 1; 100) 33.5 1.7 0.6 1 0.5 3.7 50
E01JVA643 (X022; 2500 ppm; 0.21; 487) 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 E01JVA644
(X022; 1000 ppm; 0.084; 0 0 0 0 0 0 1218) 52 E01JVA645 (X022; 250
ppm; 0.021; 4871) 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 5(b) E01JVA757 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 4871) 1.1 0.2 0.0 0 0.0 0.1 (2% Oc.sub.3Al) 54 E01JVA758
(X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 2.7 19.3 0.8 39 0.7 0.1 (3%
Oc.sub.3Al) 55 E01JVA759 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 16.6 41.4 9.4
460 8.7 0.1 (4% Oc.sub.3Al) 56 E01JVA760 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021;
4871) 57.2 67.4 38.7 1887 35.9 1.3 (5% Oc.sub.3Al) 57 6(a)
E01JVA726 (X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 95.6 36.5 34.0 5 34.9 17.0 58
E01JVA727 (X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 76.2 44.0 32.8 8 31.4 4.3 59
E01JVA728 (X008; 10920 ppm; 1; 100) 33.3 0.9 0.3 0 0.3 3.7 60
E01JVA732 (X008; 5460 ppm; 0.5; 200) 34.2 -0.1 0.0 0 0.0 3.9 61
E01JVA729 (X022; 85240 ppm; 7; 14) 94.6 13.7 12.6 2 14.6 37.7 62
E01JVA730 (X022; 48710 ppm; 4; 25) 93.3 20.3 18.7 5 21.3 34.9 63
E01JVA731 (X022; 12180 ppm; 1; 100) 34.4 1.6 0.5 1 0.5 3.8 64
E01JVA731 (X022; 6090 ppm; 0.5; 200) 33.2 -0.3 -0.1 0 -0.1 3.8 65
E01JVA703 (X022; 2500 ppm; 0.21; 487) 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 E01JVA704
(X022; 1000 ppm; 0.084; 0 0 0 0 0 0 1218) 67 E01JVA705 (X022; 250
ppm; 0.021; 4871) 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 6(b) E01JVA761 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 4871) 5.4 2.7 0.2 9 0.2 0.6 (2% Oc.sub.3Al) 69 E01JVA762
(X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 13.6 23.0 3.4 166 3.1 0.7 (3%
Oc.sub.3Al) 70 E01JVA763 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 68.5 70.4
48.2 2345 45.0 2.5 (4% Oc.sub.3Al) 71 E01JVA764 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 4871) 94.7 73.7 69.2 3372 67.2 10.3 (5% Oc.sub.3Al) 72 7(a)
E01JVA746 (X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 95.7 32.9 30.8 4 32.3 20.6 73
E01JVA747 (X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 95.3 36.4 33.8 8 34.7 16.4 74
E01JVA748 (X008; 10920 ppm; 1; 100) 36.1 2.0 0.7 1 0.7 3.9 75 7(b)
E01JVA769 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 24.7 1.0 0.3 12 0.2 2.7 (2%
Oc.sub.3Al) 76 E01JVA770 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 50.0 47.1
23.5 1144 22.0 2.4 (3% Oc.sub.3Al) 77 E01JVA771 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 4871) 90.4 60.6 54.2 2640 52.2 6.0 (4% Oc.sub.3Al) 78
E01JVA772 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 88.7 81.1 72.0 3508 67.6 3.8
(5% Oc.sub.3Al) 79 8(a) E01JVA749 (X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 95.7
33.4 31.2 4 32.7 20.8 80 E01JVA750 (X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 84.7
46.0 37.7 9 36.6 6.4 81 E01JVA751 (X008; 10920 ppm; 1; 100) 34.9
1.6 0.6 1 0.5 3.8 82 E01JVA671 (X022; 2500 ppm; 0.21; 487) 0 0 0 0
0 0 83 E01JVA672 (X022; 1000 ppm; 0.084; 1218) 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
E01JVA673 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 8(b)
E01JVA773 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 25.7 0.1 0.0 1 0.0 2.9 (2%
Oc.sub.3Al) 86 E01JVA774 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 39.3 22.5 8.8
428 8.3 2.9 (3% Oc.sub.3Al) 87 E01JVA775 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021;
4871) 88.3 59.5 51.9 2528 49.8 5.4 (4% Oc.sub.3Al) 88 E01JVA776
(X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 90.8 62.0 56.4 2747 55.4 11.2 (5%
Oc.sub.3Al) 89 9(a) E01JVA781 (X008; 76440 ppm; 7; 14) 96.3 31.9
26.0 4 26.1 10.5 90 E01JVA782 (X008; 43680 ppm; 4; 25) 78.2 24.9
17.6 4 17.4 7.6 91 E01JVA783 (X008; 10920 ppm; 1; 100) 36.5 0.8 0.3
0 0.3 4.0 92 9(b) E01JVA784 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 6.0 4.3
0.3 13 0.2 0.5 (2% Oc.sub.3Al) 93 E01JVA785 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021;
4871) 13.2 27.3 3.7 182 3.4 0.6 (3% Oc.sub.3Al) 94 E01JVA786 (X022;
250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 54.5 67.0 36.5 1775 33.9 1.6 (4% Oc.sub.3Al)
95 E01JVA787 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 84.6 75.9 63.7 3103 60.9
6.6 (5% Oc.sub.3Al) 96 10(a) E01JVA809 (X008; 2000 ppm; 0.183; 546)
58.4 70.9 42.0 229 39.0 1.2 97 E01JVA810 (X008; 1500 ppm; 0.137;
728) 30.6 58.7 18.7 136 17.2 0.6 98 E01JVA811 (X008; 1000 ppm;
0.092; 1092) 12.2 36.6 4.9 53 4.5 0.6 99 E01JVA812 (X008; 500 ppm;
0.046; 2184) 5.1 3.6 0.2 5 0.2 0.6 100 10(b) E01JVA815 (X022; 250
ppm; 0.021; 4871) 6.3 14.6 1.1 55 1.0 0.5 0.2 mol % Oc3Al 101
E01JVA816 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 52.8 67.9 36.6 1783 33.9 1.2
0.5 mol % Oc3Al 102 E01JVA817 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 92.5
81.8 76.8 3739 72.8 6.0 1 mol % Oc3Al 103 E01JVA818 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 4871) 96.0 81.6 79.1 3852 75.5 7.8 2 mol % Oc3Al 104
E01JVA819 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 95.1 81.9 78.7 3835 75.0 7.2
3 mol % Oc3Al 105 E01JVA820 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 71.6 70.5
51.1 2490 48.0 3.8 4 mol % Oc3Al 106 11(a) E01JVA778 (X008; 1000
ppm; 0.091; 1100) 48.5 45.9 20.7 227 17.8 1.4 107 E01JVA779 (X008;
750 ppm; 0.068; 1467) 23.5 26.9 5.8 86 5.0 1.7 108 E01JVA780 (X008;
500 ppm; 0.045; 2200) 7.0 11.7 0.8 18 0.7 0.5 109 E01JVA181 (X007;
2410 ppm; 0.2, 500) 99.1 91.3 83.9 420 74.7 0 110 E01JVA182 (X007;
1205 ppm; 0.1, 1000) 90.2 0 58.5 585 52.0 0 111 E01JVA183 (X007;
720 ppm; 0.06, 1667) 33.1 53.9 19.3 321 16.1 0 112 11(b) E01JVA796
(X022; 250 ppm; 0.02; 4907) 9.8 4.9 0.4 19 0.3 0.6 (0.5%
Oc.sub.3Al) 113 E01JVA797 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.02; 4907) 21.4 42.6
10.4 510 8.9 0.6 (1% Oc.sub.3Al) 114 E01JVA798 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.02; 4907) 98.2 83.1 85.1 4178 74.5 5.9 (2% Oc.sub.3Al) 115
E01JVA799 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.02; 4907) 98.4 83.8 86.0 4221 75.3 6.1
(3% Oc.sub.3Al) 116 12(a) E01JVA343 (X008; 1000 ppm; 0.091, 1102)
92.1 71.8 68.9 759 57.3 0.0 117 E01JVA344 (X008; 750 ppm; 0.066,
1515) 86.4 62.9 61.6 905 51.3 0.0 118 E01JVA345 (X008; 500 ppm;
0.045, 2204) 66.6 41.1 41.2 907 34.3 0.0 119 12(b) E01JVA800 (X022;
250 ppm; 0.02; 4907) 11.3 11.0 1.0 48 0.8 0.6 (0.5% Oc.sub.3Al) 120
E01JVA801 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.02; 4907) 98.4 83.2 85.4 4189 74.7 6.0
(1% Oc.sub.3Al) 121 E01JVA802 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.02; 4907) 98.2 84.8
86.8 4262 75.8 5.4 (2% Oc.sub.3Al) 122 E01JVA803 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.02; 4907) 97.9 82.9 83.3 4088 72.9 6.1 (3% Oc.sub.3Al) 123 13(a)
E01JVA329 (X008; 500 ppm; 0.046, 2216) 58.4 44.8 45.3 1006 41.5 0.3
124 14(a) E01JVA340 (X008; 1000 ppm; 0.092, 1092) 83.9 71.4 71.6
782 65.7 0 125 E01JVA341 (X008; 750 ppm; 0.069, 1456) 70.4 57.4
57.5 837 52.7 0 126 E01JVA342 (X008; 500 ppm; 0.046, 2148) 31.8
22.2 22.5 492 20.6 0 127 14(b) E01JVA804 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021;
4871) 9.2 18.7 1.6 78 1.5 0.6 (0.5% Oc.sub.3Al) 128 E01JVA805
(X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 56.4 70.3 41.5 2023 38.4 0.6 (1%
Oc.sub.3Al) 129 E01JVA806 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 98.1 82.6
83.6 4071 79.3 5.9 (2% Oc.sub.3Al) 130 E01JVA807 (X022; 250 ppm;
0.021; 4871) 97.9 83.1 84.1 4095 79.5 5.2 (3% Oc.sub.3Al) 131 15(a)
E01JVA372 (X008; 500 ppm; 0.046, 2184) 38.9 27.8 28.1 615 25.8 0.1
132 E01JVA373 (X008; 250 ppm; 0.023, 4368) 1.1 0.5 0.5 20 0.4 0 133
E01JVA374 (X008; 100 ppm; 0.009, 10920) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 134
15(b) E01JVA788 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 12.2 25.2 3.4 165 3.1
0.6 (0% Oc.sub.3Al) 135 E01JVA789 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 16.5
28.5 5.0 241 4.6 0.8 (0.1% Oc.sub.3Al) 136 E01JVA790 (X022; 250
ppm; 0.021; 4871) 24.3 50.7 12.4 603 11.4 0.5 (0.2% Oc.sub.3Al) 137
E01JVA791 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 94.7 64.9 60.5 2946 61.9
18.5 (0.5% Oc.sub.3Al) 138 E01JVA792 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871)
78.1 74.6 57.8 2816 54.9 5.0 (1% Oc.sub.3Al) 139 E01JVA793 (X022;
250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 94.9 68.2 63.3 3085 63.4 16.9 (2% Oc.sub.3Al)
140 E01JVA794 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871) 94.5 74.5 69.8 3398 68.5
11.7 (3% Oc.sub.3Al) 142 E01JVA795 (X022; 250 ppm; 0.021; 4871)
94.7 74.7 70.0 3407 68.4 12.4 (4% Oc.sub.3Al)
Comparison of Treatments in Examples 1-15
[0143] Table 32, shown below, provides an overview of the various
treatments conducted in Examples 1-15, as well as their MD9 yield %
and selectivity %.
TABLE-US-00032 TABLE 32 B. Trialkylaluminum demand A. Ethenolysis
by X008 (X022, X007) Conversion % (M9D yield %, Ex. Treatment
Conversion % (M9D yield %, Selectivity %) Selectivity %) 1 None 4
mol % X008 (43680 ppm): 49.1 (7.3; 15.4) 5 mol % Et.sub.3Al: 93.4
(79.2; 83.0) 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 93.2 (74.4; 79.2) 2 Drying by mol.
4 mol % X008 (43680 ppm): 90.1 (33.4; 37.9) 4 mol % Et.sub.3Al:
88.9 (70.8; 79.4) Sieves 1 mol % X008 (10920 ppm): 37.3 (0.8; 2.3)
3 Heating at 4 mol % X008 (43680 ppm): 76.7 (27.1; 36.6) 5 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al: 59.1 (39.9; 67.5) 200.degree. C. under N.sub.2 1 mol %
X008 (10920 ppm): 39.0 (0.4; 1.0) for 2 h. 4 Distillation 4 mol %
X008 (43680 ppm): 42.9 (1.2; 3.0) 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 5.9 (0.0;
0.3) treatment 5 Cu/r.t. 4 mol % X008 (43680 ppm): 59.3 (15.6;
27.0) 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 57.2 (38.7; 67.4) 6 Cu/200.degree. C. 4
mol % X008 (43680 ppm): 76.2 (32.8; 44.0) 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 94.7
(69.2; 73.7) 4 mol % X022 (48710 ppm): 93.3 (18.7; 20.3) 4 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al: 68.5 (48.2; 70.4) 7 Cu/200.degree. C. + 4 mol % X008
(43680 ppm): 95.3 (33.8; 36.4) 4 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 90.4 (54.2;
60.6) mol. sieves 1 mol % X008 (10920 ppm): 36.1 (0.7; 2.0) 3 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al: 50.0 (23.5; 47.1) 8 Mg/r.t. 4 mol % X008 (43680 ppm):
84.7 (37.7; 46.0) 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 90.8 (56.4; 62.0) 4 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al: 88.3 (51.9; 59.5) 9 Mg/200.degree. C. 4 mol % X008
(43680 ppm): 78.2 (17.6; 24.9) 5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 84.6 (63.7;
75.9) 4 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 54.5 (36.5; 67.0) 10 Ac.sub.2O 0.183 mol
% X008 (2000 ppm): 58.4 (42.9; 70.9) 1 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 92.5
(76.8; 81.8) 11 Ac.sub.2O + Al.sub.2O.sub.3 * 0.091 mol % X008
(1000 ppm): 48.5 (20.7; 45.9) 2 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 98.2 (85.1; 83.1)
0.1 mol % X007 (1275 ppm): 90.2 (58.5; 68.8) 12 Al.sub.2O.sub.3,
Pd/C - 0.091 mol % X008 (1000 ppm): 92.1 (68.9; 71.8) 1 mol %
Oc.sub.3Al: 98.4 (85.4; 83.2) 100.degree. C., Ac.sub.2O * 0.045 mol
% X008 (500 ppm): 66.6 (41.2; 41.1) 13 Distillation, 0.046 mol %
X008 (500 ppm): 58.4 (45.3; 44.8) -- ** Ac.sub.2O, Al.sub.2O.sub.3
(large scale ethenolysis) 14 Distillation, 0.092 mol % X008 (1000
ppm): 83.9 (71.6; 71.4) 2 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 98.1 (83.6; 82.6)
Ac.sub.2O, mol. 0.046 mol % X008 (500 ppm): 31.8 (22.5; 22.2)
Sieves, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 15 Distillation, 0.046 mol % X008 (500
ppm): 38.9 (28.1; 27.8) 0.5 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 94.7 (60.5; 64.9)
Ac.sub.2O, Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 2 mol % Oc.sub.3Al: 94.9 (63.3; 68.2)
percolation (mol. sieves + Al.sub.2O.sub.3) * Soybean oil used as
the substrate ** not performed due to lack of substrate
[0144] Based on the results from Examples 1-15, it was observed
that nearly complete conversion could be achieved in ethenolysis of
commercial grade edible rapeseed oil (Canola oil) without any
pretreatment by 7 mol % X008. However, the M9D yield and the
selectivity were low. Slightly worse results were seen by catalyst
X022, however after the application of Alk.sub.3Al, the use of X022
was improved.
[0145] Among the pretreatment methods, it was observed that the
catalyst loading could be decreased the most effectively by
drying.
[0146] Worse results were seen with Mg treatment at high
temperature than at room temperature, suggesting some kind of
decomposition side reaction was taking place.
[0147] It was also observed that the most effective initial
pretreatment method was the Ac.sub.2O treatment. Alk.sub.3Al demand
could also be considerably decreased by Ac.sub.2O treatment. The
success of Ac.sub.2O and vacuum distillation treatment highly
depends on the quality of the separation of the volatile
components. In case of most treatments and treatment combinations
the conversion was not decreased considerably by the application of
slight excess of Al.sub.3Al than the optimal amount. The only
exception observed is when Ac.sub.2O treatment was applied alone.
In this case the observed conversion is decreased considerably by
increasing the applied Alk.sub.3Al amount above the optimal value.
In general, the maximum M9D yield and selectivity values were
usually not reached (C12:1, C13:2 & C16:3 Me esters in the
product mixture).
[0148] It was also observed that the best pretreatment combination
method prior to ethenolysis of natural triglycerides was the
Ac.sub.2O treatment followed by Alk.sub.3Al treatment. Percolation
on activated alumina or molecular sieves can be applied before or
instead of the Alk.sub.3Al treatment.
[0149] As for catalyst, X008 was observed to be the best choice if
Alk.sub.3Al treatment was not used. X022 was observed to be the
best catalyst choice when the Alk.sub.3Al treatment was
applied.
Example 16
Study of Catalyst Addition in Ethenolysis of Pretreated Natural
Triglycerides
[0150] In an experiment using Et.sub.3Al treated canola oil as
substrate the catalyst was added in small portions to the reaction
mixture during the course of the ethenolysis reaction. Samples were
taken from the reaction mixture that were analyzed to follow the
progress of the ethenolysis reaction.
[0151] In a nitrogen filled glove box Canola oil (CO-1, 1000 ml)
was mixed with triethylaluminum (25 wt % in toluene, 35.5 ml; 6.5
mol %) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 days
giving E01JVA399.
[0152] In a nitrogen filled glove box Et.sub.3Al treated Canola
rapeseed oil (E01JVA399, 511.19 g; 579.45 mmol; average MW: 882.19)
was placed into a stainless steel autoclave and stirred at
50.degree. C. The gas space was filled with ethylene then the stock
solution (0.01 M in benzene) of catalyst X022 (X01JVA036) was
injected into the autoclave from time to time and the stirring
under 10 bar of ethylene gas at 50.degree. C. was continued. At
times of the catalyst injections the ethylene overpressure in the
autoclave was reduced by letting out the ethylene excess without
opening the autoclave and samples were taken for GCMS analysis at
the same time. The catalyst addition and sample taking were done by
a hypodermic syringe via a stainless steel needle which was driven
through a precision rubber septum put on the opening of a ball
valve attached to the top of the autoclave. The valve was opened
only during the injection--sample taking operations. The samples
were analyzed by GCMS-FiD after Zemplen's transesterification.
[0153] Addition Sequence: [0154] 50.times.1 ppm of catalyst X022;
ethenolysis under 10 bar of ethylene at 50.degree. C. for different
time periods. [0155] 1.times.50 ppm of catalyst X022; ethenolysis
under 10 bar of ethylene at 50.degree. C. for 22 hours. [0156]
Et.sub.3Al (equal molar amount with 100 ppm of X022); 50.degree. C.
for 2 hours. [0157] 2.times.1 ppm of catalyst X022; ethenolysis
under 10 bar of ethylene at 50.degree. C. for 2.times.1 hours.
[0158] Finally 5 ppm of catalyst X022; ethenolysis under 10 bar of
ethylene at 50.degree. C. for 18 hours.
[0159] The sample analyses (calculated on pentadecane) for Example
16 are provided in Table 33, shown below, wherein: [0160] C[%]
refers to conversion: Conversion=100-100.times.[(final moles of
decenoate precursors)/(initial moles of decenoate precursors in the
triglyceride)]; Decenoate precursors: oleate, linoleate, linolenate
and palmitoleate chains. [0161] S[%] refers to selectivity:
Selectivity=100.times.(moles of M9D)/(total moles of all ester
compounds in the product mixture except the deceonate precursor
esters and the saturated esters); In the calculation
.alpha.,.omega.-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester mols are
multiplied by two as these compounds are made from two starting
carboxylic acid chains by the catalyst. [0162] M9D Y[%] refers to
methyl 9-decenoate yield: Methyl 9-decenoate (M9D) Yield=(moles of
M9D).times.100/(initial moles of deceonate precursor chains);
[0163] TON refers to turnover number; TON=M9D Y[%]*substrate
mols/catalyst mols [0164] P[%] refers to ester purity: Ester
purity=100.times.(moles of M9D)/(total moles of all ester compounds
in the product mixture); [0165] 9-ODDAME Y[%] refers to dimethyl
octadec-9-en-dicarboxylate yield: Dimethyl
octadec-9-en-dicarboxylate (9-ODDAME)Yield=100.times.(moles of
9-ODDAME)/[(initial moles of decenoate precursors in the
triglyceride)/2].
TABLE-US-00033 [0165] TABLE 33 Reaction Sample analysis Lot (cat
amount; time C S M9D P M9ODD Entry Reaction mol %,
substrate/catalyst) [h] [%] [%] Y [%] TON [%] Y [%] 1 E01JVA399
E01JVA624RM1 2 9.7 27.4 3.2 38877 2.9 0.6 to (1 ppm; 0.00008;
1216909) 2 FAME E01JVA624RM2 2 21.1 34.8 7.8 47518 7.2 2.0 mix (2
ppm; 0.00016; 608455) 3 E01JVA624RM3 2 16.5 43.0 7.8 31698 7.1 0.6
(3 ppm; 0.00025; 405636) 4 E01JVA624RM4 2 20.6 48.4 10.8 32986 9.9
0.5 (4 ppm; 0.00033; 304227) 5 E01JVA624RM5 15 27.9 52.9 15.6 38037
14.3 0.7 (5 ppm; 0.0004; 243382) 6 E01JVA624RM6 2 29.4 56.3 17.5
35498 16.0 0.6 (6 ppm; 0.0005; 202818) 7 E01JVA624RM7 3 32.9 56.4
19.5 33867 17.8 0.7 (7 ppm; 0.0006; 173844) 8 E01JVA624RM8 3 36.1
58.6 22.0 33514 20.2 0.8 (8 ppm; 0.0007; 152114) 9 E01JVA624RM9 16
41.7 61.3 26.6 35928 24.4 0.9 (9 ppm; 0.0007; 135212) 10
E01JVA624RM10 3 42.8 62.0 27.4 33320 25.1 0.9 (10 ppm; 0.0008;
121691) 11 E01JVA624RM11 3 44.3 62.0 28.6 31620 26.2 0.9 (11 ppm;
0.0009; 110628) 12 E01JVA624RM12 3 47.4 63.3 30.9 31334 28.4 1.1
(12 ppm; 0.0010; 101409) 13 E01JVA624RM13 111 53.4 66.2 36.4 34117
33.4 1.0 (13 ppm; 0.0011; 93608) 14 E01JVA624RM14 2 54.1 66.9 37.2
32340 34.1 1.1 (14 ppm; 0.0012; 86922) 15 E01JVA624RM15 2 55.7 67.4
38.6 31283 35.4 1.1 (15 ppm; 0.0012; 81127) 16 E01JVA624RM16 2 57.9
67.5 40.1 30510 36.9 1.3 (16 ppm; 0.0013; 76057) 17 E01JVA624RM17
18 61.2 69.7 43.7 31271 40.2 1.5 (17 ppm; 0.0014; 71583) 18
E01JVA624RM18 2 62.0 69.6 44.2 29849 40.6 1.8 (18 ppm; 0.0015;
67606) 19 E01JVA624RM19 3 63.0 69.6 44.8 28718 41.3 2.0 (19 ppm;
0.0016; 64048) 20 E01JVA624RM20 3 64.4 69.2 45.5 27670 42.0 2.2 (20
ppm; 0.0016; 60845) 21 E01JVA624RM21 2 65.4 69.2 46.1 26733 42.7
2.5 (21 ppm; 0.0017; 57948) 22 E01JVA624RM22 18 67.7 70.9 48.9
27029 45.2 2.7 (22 ppm; 0.0018; 55314) 23 E01JVA624RM23 3 67.8 71.2
49.2 26021 45.6 3.1 (23 ppm; 0.0019; 52909) 24 E01JVA624RM24 3 69.0
71.2 50.1 25378 46.4 3.2 (24 ppm; 0.002; 50705) 25 E01JVA624RM25
403 71.1 70.4 50.9 24776 47.2 1.5 (25 ppm; 0.002; 48676) 26
E01JVA624RM26 4 71.7 70.5 51.2 23981 47.5 1.5 (26 ppm; 0.002;
46804) 27 E01JVA624RM27 2 72.0 69.1 50.4 22712 47.0 2 (27 ppm;
0.002; 45071) 28 E01JVA624RM28 17 73.6 72.3 53.9 23445 50.1 1.6 (28
ppm; 0.002; 43461) 29 E01JVA624RM29 2 74.0 72.8 54.7 22939 50.8 1.6
(29 ppm; 0.002; 41962) 30 E01JVA624RM30 3 75.2 71.8 55.0 22310 51.1
1.6 (30 ppm; 0.003; 40564) 31 E01JVA624RM31 2 75.1 72.8 55.5 21784
51.6 1.8 (31 ppm; 0.003; 39255) 32 E01JVA624RM32 17 76.3 72.4 56.0
21298 52.3 2.1 (32 ppm; 0.003; 38028) 33 E01JVA624RM33 3 75.8 70.6
54.0 19902 50.6 2.6 (33 ppm; 0.003; 36876) 34 E01JVA624RM34 2 77.2
71.4 55.8 19966 52.2 2.3 (34 ppm; 0.003; 35791) 35 E01JVA624RM35 2
77.3 71.1 55.5 19283 51.9 2.3 (35 ppm; 0.003; 34769) 36
E01JVA624RM36 2 78.0 71.9 56.7 19155 53.1 2.4 (36 ppm; 0.003;
33803) 37 E01JVA624RM37 15 79.1 72.0 57.5 18923 54.0 2.7 (37 ppm;
0.003; 32889) 38 E01JVA624RM38 2 79.9 72.1 58.3 18678 54.7 2.4 (38
ppm; 0.003; 32024) 39 E01JVA624RM39 5 80.4 73.3 59.5 18575 55.8 2.4
(39 ppm; 0.003; 31203) 40 E01JVA624RM40 89 81.1 73.6 60.4 18367
56.7 2.8 (40 ppm; 0.003; 30423) 41 E01JVA624RM41 1 81.2 74.2 60.9
18081 57.2 2.6 (41 ppm; 0.003; 29681) 42 E01JVA624RM42 1 81.2 74.8
61.4 17792 57.6 2.6 (42 ppm; 0.004; 28974) 43 E01JVA624RM43 1 80.9
72.3 59.1 16711 55.7 3.2 (43 ppm; 0.004; 28300) 44 E01JVA624RM44 1
81.1 72.7 59.6 16475 56.2 3.1 (44 ppm; 0.004; 27657) 45
E01JVA624RM45 1 81.2 71.5 58.5 15819 55.3 6.9 (45 ppm; 0.004;
27042) 46 E01JVA624RM46 1 81.3 71.1 58.2 15383 55.1 7.4 (46 ppm;
0.004; 26455) 47 E01JVA624RM47 1 82.2 73.2 60.9 15756 57.6 7.4 (47
ppm; 0.004; 25892) 48 E01JVA624RM48 1 82.7 73.4 61.4 15571 58.0 7
(48 ppm; 0.004; 25352) 49 E01JVA624RM49 16 84.8 75.1 64.5 16018
61.0 6.8 (49 ppm; 0.004; 24835) 50 E01JVA624RM50 2 84.0 70.9 59.9
14587 56.9 7.8 (50 ppm; 0.004; 24338) 51 E01JVA624RM51 22 93.1 78.5
73.7 8972 69.8 7.6 (100 ppm; 0.008; 12169) 52 Et.sub.3Al addition:
2 92.2 76.4 71.1 8649 67.6 7.9 E01JVA624RM52pre (100 ppm; 0.008;
12169) 52 pre E01JVA624RM52 14 92.2 76.9 71.4 8605 67.9 8.1 (101
ppm; 0.008; 12049) 53 E01JVA624RM53 2 92.2 76.8 71.0 8474 67.5 8
(102 ppm; 0.008; 11930) 54 E01JVA624RM54 5 92.7 77.7 72.3 8222 68.5
7.4 (107 ppm; 0.009; 11373) 55 E01JVA624crude 18 93.6 79.1 74.2
5754 70.5 8.5 (157 ppm; 0.013; 7751)
[0166] Based on the results from Example 16, It was observed that
the catalyst loading could be further decreased in case of
Alk.sub.3Al treated triglyceride ethenolysis by catalyst X022 by
the slow addition of the catalyst to the reaction mixture during
the course of the reaction.
Examples 17-34
Materials and Methods
[0167] Methyl 9,12-tridecadienoate and 1-decene (91.4%) were
obtained from Materia. 9-DAME samples were derived from natural oil
feedstocks under conditions similar to those described in U.S.
Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0113679, herein
incorporated by reference in its entirety, and, depending on the
source and handling, contained different types and amounts of
impurities. Unless otherwise noted, the 9-DAME used in the examples
below was the material sourced from Materia, Inc. (Pasadena,
Calif., USA).
[0168] 1-octene was obtained from Alfa-Aesar. Molecular sieves (4
.ANG., bead, 8-12 mesh) and alumina (activated, neutral, Brockmann
I, .about.150 mesh, 58 .ANG. pore size) were obtained from
Sigma-Aldrich. Molecular sieves were activated by heating in one of
two ways: (a) 250.degree. C. at 0.05 torr or (b) 150.degree. C. in
air. Activated alumina was dried either at 250.degree. C. in vacuo
(<0.1 torr) or at 375.degree. C. under a flow of nitrogen (0.5-2
L/min). Substrates (e.g., decenoate ester) can be stored over
activated molecular sieves prior to use and monitored via Karl
Fischer titration until the moisture value is <10 ppm. In some
embodiments, agitation and moving to a fresh bed of sieves can be
helpful in expediting the time required to reach the desired
moisture value. Additionally, in some embodiments, flocculation of
the sieve dust and/or filtration can affect the times. Columns were
prepared and run using vacuum or pressure to percolate substrate
through the adsorbent. Peroxide value [milliequivalents peroxide/kg
of sample (meq/kg)] was determined by through titration utilizing
an autotitrator (Metrohm 888 Titrando). Moisture content was
determined by coulometric Karl Fischer titration using a Metrohm
756 KF Coulometer. Unless otherwise noted, all metathesis reactions
were conducted on a 1-gram scale inside of a glove box at ambient
temperature.
Example 17
Large-Scale Self-Metathesis of 9-DAME to 9-ODDAME
[0169] Purification of 9-DAME: 9-DAME was stored over 10% wt. of
unactivated 4 .ANG. molecular sieves for 24 hours. This procedure
reduced the residual moisture content from 212 ppm to 31 ppm. The
material was then transferred to a solvent bulb style flask and
degassed by 3 pump-purge cycles and the brought into a glove box.
The material was percolated three times through a column of
activated alumina (20% wt.). This procedure reduced the moisture
content to 5 ppm and the peroxide value was found to be at or below
that of a blank sample. The material was left over 10% wt. of
activated 4 .ANG. molecular sieves inside the glove box. The
molecular sieves were dried at 250.degree. C. in vacuo (<0.1
torr). Activated alumina was dried at 250.degree. C. in vacuo
(<0.1 torr).
[0170] Synthesis of 9-ODDAME: In a N.sub.2-filled glove box, a 1-L
round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was charged
with 250 g 9-DAME that had been dried via passage through a column
of activated alumina and then stored over activated 4 .ANG.
molecular sieves. A solution of X004 was prepared by combining 40.1
mg Mo(NAr)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(Me.sub.2pyr).sub.2 and 16.7 mg
2,6-diphenylphenol in 1 mL of toluene followed by stirring the
solution at ambient temperature for 30 minutes. The catalyst
solution was added to the ester and the mixture was stirred open to
the glove box atmosphere for 6 hours, after which time the mixture
was placed under dynamic vacuum for 2 hours during which time gas
evolution was observed. After standing overnight, the flask was
removed from the glove box after an inlet adapter with a needle
valve was fitted. The mixture was melted in a 50.degree. C.
silicone oil bath and placed under dynamic vacuum for 1 hour during
which time more gas evolution was observed. The observed GC
conversion was 92% (18,400 TON). Neutral activated alumina (12.5 g)
was added and the mixture stirred for 30 minutes and then the
alumina was removed by filtration. The light components of the
mixture were removed by vacuum distillation (120.degree. C. at 0.3
mm Hg) and then the bottoms were again treated with 12.5 g of
neutral activated alumina to remove a green colored impurity. The
isolated yield was 186.91 g (80.9% yield).
Example 18
[0171] It had been found previously that 0.04 mol % of the
molybdenum catalyst X027
[Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(pyrrolide)(O-2,6-
.sup.2Bu.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.3)] would only convert 9-DAME, purified
by a thermal method (thermally treated at 200.degree. C., followed
by stirring over alumina dried at 250.degree. C. in vacuo; PV
reduced from 0.56 to <0.06 (blank)), to 9-ODDAME 0.2% (5 TON).
Additionally, it was found that 0.04 mol % of X007
[Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrr-
olide)[(R)-3,3'-dibromo-2'-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8-
'-octahydro-1,1'-binaphth-2-oate)]] would similarly give low
conversion (3.5%; 88 TON) with the same substrate. It was found
that addition of 10 wt % 4 .ANG. molecular sieve that had been
activated in vacuo at 275.degree. C. reduced that moisture content
from 76 ppm to 12 ppm. After drying, 0.04 mol % X027 would give
91.9% conversion (2298 TON) and 0.04 mol % X007 would give 88.0%
conversion (2200 TON).
Example 19
[0172] The elimination of the thermal pretreatment step in the
purification of 9-DAME was investigated. Stirring of 9-DAME over 20
wt % dry alumina (250.degree. C., vacuum) followed by the addition
of 20 wt % activated 4 .ANG. molecular sieves reduced the peroxide
value from 0.64 to 0.16 milliequivalents peroxide/kg of sample
(meq/kg) and the moisture content from 194 ppm to 3 ppm.
Example 20
[0173] Reaction of the 9-DAME prepared without thermal pretreatment
with 0.02 mol % of X027 resulted in 87.4% conversion (4368 TON).
With feed that was thermally pretreated (vide supra Example 18)
77.6% conversion was observed (3880 TON). At a catalyst loading of
0.01 mol %, 47.3% conversion (4726 TON) could be achieved with the
feed not thermally pretreated, whereas only 22.8% conversion (2277
TON) with the feed that had been thermally pretreated.
Example 21
[0174] Methyl 9,12-tridecadienoate was purified by percolation
through an alumina column and storage over molecular sieves. This
procedure reduced the peroxide value from 12.75 to 0.06 and the
moisture content from 166 ppm to 5 ppm.
Example 22
[0175] Repeated percolation of 9-DAME through a 20 wt % column of
dry alumina was found to reduce the peroxide value from 0.56 to
<0.06 (blank). Addition of 20 wt % 4 .ANG. molecular sieves
reduced the moisture content from 194 ppm to 7 ppm.
Example 23
[0176] 0.004 mol % of X004
[Mo(N-2,6-.sup.iPr.sub.2--C.sub.6H.sub.3)(CHCMe.sub.2Ph)(2,5-dimethylpyrr-
olide)(O-2,6-Ph.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.3)] was found to give 25.4%
conversion (6350 TON) of 9-DAME percolated through alumina and
dried over molecular sieves.
Example 24
[0177] Decanting the 9-DAME purified from the molecular sieve bed
and placing it over a fresh 10 wt % bed of molecular sieve allowed
for 0.004 mol % X004 to achieve 46.8% conversion (11693 TON).
Example 25
[0178] 1-decene (91.4%) which had a peroxide value of 35.89 meq/kg
and a moisture content of 259 ppm was purified by passage through a
column of dry alumina (150.degree. C. in air) and storage over
activated 4 .ANG. molecular sieves in the glove box. This procedure
reduced the peroxide value to 0.16 meq/kg and the moisture to 5
ppm.
Example 26
[0179] It was found that 0.001 mol % X004 would react with purified
1-decene (vide supra) converting 63.1% to 9-octadecene.
Example 27
[0180] Addition of 5 wt % 4 .ANG. molecular sieves dried at
150.degree. C. in air to 1-octene reduced the moisture content from
42 ppm to 3 ppm. It was found on a 10-kg scale that 0.00225 mol %
of X004 (150 ppm by weight) would convert this dried 1-octene to
7-tetradecene in 86.9% conversion.
Example 28
[0181] 9-DAME was dried with 2.5 wt % of 4 .ANG. molecular sieves.
This reduced the moisture content from 68 ppm to 15 ppm. Attempted
self-metathesis of this material with 0.01 mol % X004 resulted in
<0.1% conversion to 9-ODDAME.
Example 29
[0182] 9-DAME pre-dried with molecular sieves was percolated
through an alumina-packed stainless steel (activated at 375.degree.
C. with a nitrogen purge) column by nitrogen pressure. The material
was then collected and stored over a bed of activated (275.degree.
C., vacuum) 4 .ANG. molecular sieves. The moisture content was then
found to be 5 ppm. Metathesis with 0.01 mol % X004 converted 20.1%
of 9-DAME to 9-ODDAME, up from trace conversion before alumina
treatment. This 9-DAME was later used for an 8-kg scale reaction
where it was found 0.0149 mol % (600 ppm by weight) of X004 would
give 91.2% conversion of 9-DAME to 9-ODDAME.
Example 30
[0183] A 8 kg Mo-catalyzed self-metathesis of Elevance-derived
9-DAME to 9-ODDAME was completed via the procedure described in
Example 17. The reaction proceeded to 91.2% conversion with an
initial catalyst charge of 600 ppmwt X004. An additional charge of
100 ppmwt X004 resulted in a final conversion of 95.4%. Previous
work had indicated that a catalyst loading of 200 ppmwt was
sufficient to achieve >90% conversion of a different sample of
9-DAME to 9-ODDAME with the same catalyst with an approximate
moisture content of the feed was <5 ppm. It was determined that
there were no protic or phosphorus containing impurities in the
material.
Example 31
[0184] Experiments were performed to explore whether the
application of TEAL to dry Elevance-derived 9-DAME would allow for
the use of lower catalyst loadings. Initial results, as shown in
FIG. 1, indicated that TEAL did have a beneficial effect, although
a large excess of TEAL negatively affected conversion. The removal
of excess TEAL by adsorption onto Al.sub.2O.sub.3 was then
explored.
[0185] FIG. 2 displays screening data for TEAL treatment of dry
Elevance-derived 9-DAME with and without alumina post-treatment.
The procedure for these experiments was to treat 9-DAME with the
specified amount of TEAL (as a 1.0 M solution in hexanes) for 30
minutes and then add 5 wt % of dry, activated neutral alumina and
stir for an additional 30 minutes. The alumina was removed by
filtration through a glass fiber filter. Two different TEAL
loadings were tested--620 and 310 ppmwt--as was a control to which
no TEAL was added. The control reactions indicated that there was
not a beneficial effect associated with treatment of the material
with only alumina (the material had already been treated on a
heat-treated alumina column).
Example 32
[0186] FIG. 3 displays the effect of varying the amount of alumina
used for the post-treatment of TEAL treated 9-DAME. The procedure
for these experiments was to treat 9-DAME with the specified amount
of TEAL (as a 1.0 M solution in hexanes) for 30 minutes and then
add either 0 wt %, 1 wt %, or 5 wt % of dry, activated neutral
alumina and stir for an additional 30 minutes. The alumina was
removed by filtration through a glass fiber filter. The samples
were then metathesized with either 403 or 202 ppmw of X004. It was
found that an alumina treatment to remove unreacted TEAL (and/or
possibly reaction products of TEAL with impurities) can be
beneficial to catalyst efficiency.
Example 33
TEAL Treatment of 9-DAME on a 0.5 kg Scale
[0187] A 0.5-kg scale TEAL purification of 9-DAME was performed.
After the material had been treated as outlined below, a 0.25 kg
self-metathesis employing 200 ppm X004 was conducted as described
in Example 18. After 4 hours, the conversion had reached 91.6%.
[0188] Treatment of dry (<10 ppm H.sub.2O) 9-DAME with 310 ppm
TEAL results in a threefold reduction in the necessary molybdenum
catalyst (X004) required to achieve >90% conversion to 9-ODDAME
(from 600 ppm to 200 ppm). It was found that an excess of TEAL
(>10 molar equivalents) reduces catalyst efficiency and,
consequently, passivation by adsorption on alumina is necessary.
The pre-treatment has been scaled to 0.5 kg as described below.
[0189] In the glove box, 500 g 9-DAME (2.713 mol), which had
previously been treated with heat-treated (375.degree. C.) alumina
and 4 .ANG. molecular sieves (PV.apprxeq.0; H.sub.2O=4.9 ppm), was
weighed into a 1-L round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic
stir bar. To the stirring ester was added 1.36 mL of a 1.0 M
solution of TEAL in hexanes (1.36 mmol; 0.05 mol %; 310 ppmwt).
Stirring was continued for 1 hour and then 5 g (1 wt %) of neutral,
activated alumina that had been dried at 250.degree. C. in vacuo
was added causing a small amount of gas to evolve. The mixture was
stirred for another hour. The alumina was removed by filtration
through a medium porosity sintered glass frit and then the purified
ester was stored in a glass bottle.
Example 34
[0190] Self-metathesis of TEAL/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 treated 9-DAME by
200 ppmwt X004 on a 0.25 kg scale: In a N.sub.2-filled glove box,
0.25 kg 9-DAME (vide supra) was weighed and transferred to a 1-L
Schlenk flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar and an inlet
adapter with a Teflon valve. A solution of 50.0 mg X004 in 1.5 mL
toluene was prepared and transferred into a gas tight syringe. The
flask was removed from the glove box and then connected to the
Schlenk line and brought to 50.degree. C. by immersion in a
silicone oil bath. The X004 catalyst solution was then added to the
ester under a flush of nitrogen. The mixture was then stirred at
50.degree. C. opened to the Schlenk line silicone oil bubbler.
Evolution of ethylene was observed immediately and continued for
.about.15 minutes. After gas evolution slowed, the inlet adapter
connected to the Schlenk line nitrogen rail was closed and the
headspace pressure was regulated to 200 torr by means of a digital
vacuum regulator attached to the Schlenk line. The digital vacuum
regulator was equipped with a 1/3 PSI relief valve that was vented
to a silicone oil bubbler. After 2 hours gas evolution slowed again
and the headspace pressure was regulated to 100 torr. After another
hour (3 hours of reaction time), the flask was then opened to full
vacuum and the pressure slowly dropped from 5 to 0.5 torr over the
course of an hour. After a total of 4 hours, the flask was opened
to air to quench the catalyst. Analysis of the mixture by GC-FID
showed it to be 91.6% 9-ODDAME.
Example 35
[0191] According to analytical measurements, 9-DAME derived from a
natural oil (hereto "crude" 9-DAME) was found to contain 268.9
ppmwt water which corresponds to 0.275 mole %, having peroxide
value (PV, see above) as high as 3.0 meq/kg and para-anisidine
value (pAV, see above) 9.6 meq/kg.
[0192] In order to lower the original water content of "crude"
9-DAME, it was treated with activated molecular sieves (10 wt %)
for 24 h, wherein the water content decreased to 40 ppmwt. The
drying process was repeated with another 10 wt % fresh activated
molecular sieves. This procedure resulted in a 9-DAME (hereto
"predried" 9-DAME) having water content 28 ppmwt and having PV
lowered than the limit of detection (<0.001 mole %).
[0193] Compounds X051, X052, X123, and X154 refer to molybdenum and
tungsten catalyst having the structures described in the detailed
description part above.
[0194] Trioctyl aluminum (25% in n-hexane; Cat. #386553)
(Oc.sub.3Al), acetic anhydride (ACS reagent, Cat. #242845), Cu
powder (Cat. #12806) and Mg turnings (Cat. #403148) were purchased
from Sigma-Aldrich.
[0195] Molecular sieves (3 .ANG., beads, .about.2 mm; Cat.
#1.05704.1000), molecular sieves (3 .ANG., powder; Cat.
#1.05706.0250), and aluminum oxide (basic, 0.063-0.200 mm; Cat.
#1.01076.2000) were purchased from Merck. For activation, molecular
sieves and alumina were heated at 300.degree. C. under 1 mbar for
24 hours and let cool and stored under dry nitrogen atmosphere.
[0196] Studies were conducted respectively on "crude" and
"predried" 9-DAME samples in order to determine the optimally
necessary amount of trioctyl aluminum used for compensation of the
adverse effect of various impurities such as water, organic
hydroperoxides, etc., at which the highest conversion can be
reached in the metathesis reaction of these substrates. Results are
shown in Table 34 and FIG. 4 for Mo-based catalyst X052 and in
Table 35 and FIG. 5 for W-based complex X123. For "crude" 9-DAME,
the use of 1.0 mol % Oc3Al gave the highest attainable conversion
no matter whether Mo- or W-catalyst was applied, while for the
"predried" substrate required only 0.1 mol % trioctyl aluminum for
the optimal conversion, again in the case for each catalyst
complex. Two more observations merit attention: (1) the "predried"
substrates gave better conversion, and (2) the W-based catalyst
X123 gave higher conversion than the Mo-based X052 catalyst.
[0197] 0.0-5.0 mol % Oc.sub.3Al:
[0198] All manipulation was performed under the inert atmosphere of
a glove-box filled with nitrogen. In a 10 mL vented vial to "crude"
9-DAME (ERS 345-103) or "predried" 9-DAME (E01 GBE387_2), the
necessary amount of Oc.sub.3Al was added at 25.degree. C. and the
reaction mixture was stirred for 20 h before 10 .mu.L (0.1M) stock
solution of the catalyst (X052, X01ABI331) was added and the
reaction mixture was stirred at 25.degree. C. and 1 atm for further
4 h. Then, the mixture was chambered out and quenched with wet
EtOAc. Internal standards 1.0 mL pentadecane in EtOAc (c=60.40
mg/mL) and 1.0 mL mesitylene in EtOAc (c=60.20 mg/mL) were added
and the reaction mixture was completed to 10 mL with ethyl acetate.
From the obtained stock solution of the reaction, 1.0 mL was poured
onto the top of a silica column (1.0 mL) and eluted with ethyl
acetate (10 mL). From the collected elute, 100 .mu.L was diluted to
1.0 mL form which 1.0 .mu.L is injected and analyzed by GCMS-GCFID.
Results are shown in Table 34 and FIG. 4.
TABLE-US-00034 TABLE 34 Cat. Substr./ Oc3Al Conv. Y.sub.9ODDAME
Entry Lot No. Substrate No. Cat. [mol %] [%] [%] TON E/Z 1
E01GBE491 ERS: 345-103 X052 10000 0.00 0 0 0 -- 2 E01GBE492 ERS:
345-103 X052 10000 0.01 0 0 0 -- 3 E01GBE493 ERS: 345-103 X052
10000 0.05 1 1 33 31/69 4 E01GBE494 ERS: 345-103 X052 10000 0.10 1
1 42 27/73 5 E01GBE495 ERS: 345-103 X052 10000 0.50 22 22 1099
18/82 6 E01GBE496 ERS: 345-103 X052 10000 1.00 62 62 3088 18/82 7
E01GBE497 ERS: 345-103 X052 10000 5.00 30 30 1486 19/81 8 E01GBE498
E01GBE387_2 X052 10000 0.00 3 3 156 23/77 9 E01GBE499 E01GBE387_2
X052 10000 0.01 12 12 623 20/80 10 E01GBE500 E01GBE387_2 X052 10000
0.05 72 72 3612 17/83 11 E01GBE501 E01GBE387_2 X052 10000 0.10 79
79 3974 17/83 12 E01GBE502 E01GBE387_2 X052 10000 0.50 54 54 2692
18/82 13 E01GBE503 E01GBE387_2 X052 10000 1.00 43 43 2141 20/80 14
E01GBE504 E01GBE387_2 X052 10000 5.00 28 28 1381 19/81
[0199] 0.0-5.0 mol % Oc.sub.3Al:
[0200] All manipulation was performed under the inert atmosphere of
a glove-box filled with nitrogen. In a 10 mL vented vial to "crude"
9-DAME (ERS 345-103) or "predried" 9-DAME (E01 GBE387_2), the
necessary amount of Oc3Al was added at 25.degree. C. and the
reaction mixture was stirred for 20 h before 10 .mu.L (0.1 M) stock
solution of the catalyst (X123, X01FTH333) was added and the
reaction mixture was stirred at 25.degree. C. and 1 atm for further
4 h. Then, the mixture was chambered out and quenched with wet
EtOAc. Internal standards 1.0 mL pentadecane in EtOAc (c=60.44
mg/mL) and 1.0 mL mesitylene in EtOAc (c=60.48 mg/mL) were added
and the reaction mixture was completed to 10 mL with ethyl acetate.
From the obtained stock solution of the reaction, 1.0 mL was poured
onto the top of a silica column (1.0 mL) and eluted with ethyl
acetate (10 mL). From the collected elute, 100 .mu.L was diluted to
1.0 mL form which 1.0 .mu.L is injected and analyzed by GCMS-GCFID.
Results are shown in Table 35 and FIG. 5.
TABLE-US-00035 TABLE 35 Cat. Substr./ Oc3Al Conv. Y.sub.9ODDAME
Entry Lot No. Substrate No. Cat. [mol %] [%] [%] TON E/Z 1
E01GBE477 ERS: 345-103 X123 10000 0.00 0 0 0 -- 2 E01GBE478 ERS:
345-103 X123 10000 0.01 0 0 0 -- 3 E01GBE479 ERS: 345-103 X123
10000 0.05 0 0 0 -- 4 E01GBE480 ERS: 345-103 X123 10000 0.10 0 0 0
-- 5 E01GBE481 ERS: 345-103 X123 10000 0.50 87 87 4373 22/78 6
E01GBE482 ERS: 345-103 X123 10000 1.00 91 91 4538 20/80 7 E01GBE483
ERS: 345-103 X123 10000 5.00 82 82 4104 24/76 8 E01GBE484
E01GBE387_2 X123 10000 0.00 0 0 0 -- 9 E01GBE485 E01GBE387_2 X123
10000 0.01 1 1 59 39/61 10 E01GBE486 E01GBE387_2 X123 10000 0.05 80
80 4021 24/76 11 E01GBE487 E01GBE387_2 X123 10000 0.10 94 94 4719
20/80 12 E01GBE488 E01GBE387_2 X123 10000 0.50 92 92 4624 21/79 13
E01GBE489 E01GBE387_2 X123 10000 1.00 91 91 4531 22/78 14 E01GBE490
E01GBE387_2 X123 10000 5.00 66 66 3287 26/74
Example 36
[0201] Experiments were performed to discover whether the
application of 3.0 wt % activated alumina (Al.sub.2O.sub.3) after
initial 1.0 mol % Oc.sub.3Al treatment of "crude" 9-DAME would be
beneficial and result in higher conversion using Mo-based X051 or
W-based X154 catalyst in the metathesis reaction of the substrate.
The results obtained were compared with a similar experiment in
which 1.0 mol % Oc.sub.3Al was used alone as pretreatment agent.
The results are shown in Table 36 and FIG. 6 for catalyst X051 and
in Table 37 and FIG. 7 for catalyst X154.
[0202] 1.0 mol % Oc.sub.3Al:
[0203] All manipulation was performed under the inert atmosphere of
a glove-box filled with nitrogen. In a 10 mL vented vial to "crude"
9-DAME (ERS:345-103) at 25.degree. C., 1.0 mol % Oc.sub.3Al was
added and the reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature
for 20 h before 10 .mu.L (0.1M) stock solution of the catalyst
(X051 or X154) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at
25.degree. C. and 1 atm for further 4 h. Then, the mixture was
chambered out and quenched with wet EtOAc. Internal standards 1.0
mL pentadecane in EtOAc (c=60.08 mg/mL) and 1.0 mL mesitylene in
EtOAc (c=61.84 mg/mL) were added and the reaction mixture was
completed to 10 mL with ethyl acetate from which 1.0 mL was poured
onto the top of a silica column (1.0 mL) and eluted with ethyl
acetate (10 mL). From the collected elute, 100 .mu.L was diluted to
1.0 mL form which 1.0 .mu.L was injected and analyzed by
GCMS-GCFID. Results are shown in Tables 36 and 37 (FIGS. 6 and
7).
[0204] 1.0 mol % Oc.sub.3Al+3 wt % Al.sub.2O.sub.3:
[0205] All manipulation was performed under the inert atmosphere of
the Glove-Box filled with nitrogen. To "crude" 9-DAME (ERS:345-103)
at 25.degree. C. 1.0 mol %, Oc.sub.3Al was added and the reaction
mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 20 h. Then 3.0 wt %
activated alumina was added and the reaction mixture was stirred
for 2 h before the alumina was filtered off. In a 10 mL vented vial
to the aliquot amount of the filtrate 10 .mu.L (0.1M) stock
solution of the catalyst (X051, X01ERE220) was added and the
reaction mixture was stirred at 25.degree. C. and 1 atm for further
4 h. Then, the mixture was chambered out and quenched with wet
EtOAc. Internal standards 1.0 mL pentadecane in EtOAc (c=60.08
mg/mL) and 1.0 mL mesitylene in EtOAc (c=61.84 mg/mL) were added
and the reaction mixture was completed to 10 mL with ethyl acetate
from which 1.0 mL was poured onto the top of a silica column (1.0
mL) and eluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL). From the collected elute
100 .mu.L was diluted to 1.0 mL form which 1.0 .mu.L was injected
and analyzed by GCMS-GCFID. Results are shown in Table 36 and 37
(FIGS. 6 and 7).
TABLE-US-00036 TABLE 36 act. Cat. Substr./ Al2O3 Conv.
Y.sub.9ODDAME Entry Lot No. Substrate No. Cat. [wt %] [%] [%] TON
E/Z 1 E01GBE512 ERS: 345-103 X051 10000 0 62 62 3124 12/88 2
E01GBE513 ERS: 345-103 X051 20000 0 43 43 4269 11/89 3 E01GBE514
ERS: 345-103 X051 30000 0 33 33 4962 11/89 4 E01GBE515 ERS: 345-103
X051 40000 0 20 20 4025 12/88 5 E01GBE516 ERS: 345-103 X051 50000 0
21 21 5288 12/88 6 E01GBE517 ERS: 345-103 X051 10000 3.00 70 70
3494 12/88 7 E01GBE518 ERS: 345-103 X051 20000 3.00 37 37 3684
12/88 8 E01GBE519 ERS: 345-103 X051 30000 3.00 31 31 4587 13/87 9
E01GBE520 ERS: 345-103 X051 40000 3.00 26 26 5201 13/87 10
E01GBE521 ERS: 345-103 X051 50000 3.00 20 20 5107 14/86
TABLE-US-00037 TABLE 37 act. Cat. Substr./ Al2O3 Conv.
Y.sub.9ODDAME Entry Lot No. Substrate No. Cat. [wt %] [%] [%] TON
E/Z 1 E01GBE522 ERS: 345-103 X154 10000 0.00 87 87 4336 17/83 2
E01GBE523 ERS: 345-103 X154 20000 0.00 81 81 8065 20/80 3 E01GBE524
ERS: 345-103 X154 30000 0.00 66 66 9909 21/79 4 E01GBE525 ERS:
345-103 X154 40000 0.00 55 55 11066 21/79 5 E01GBE526 ERS: 345-103
X154 50000 0.00 50 50 12568 21/79 6 E01GBE527 ERS: 345-103 X154
10000 3.00 88 88 4411 17/83 7 E01GBE528 ERS: 345-103 X154 20000
3.00 86 86 8577 19/81 8 E01GBE529 ERS: 345-103 X154 30000 3.00 61
61 9151 20/80 9 E01GBE530 ERS: 345-103 X154 40000 3.00 48 48 9586
21/79 10 E01GBE531 ERS: 345-103 X154 50000 3.00 41 41 10238
21/79
Example 37
[0206] In this example, the effect of the amount of a catalyst
loading was studied for Mo-based X052 and W-based X123 metathesis
catalysts. As described in detail below, the metathesis reactions
were conducted at 25.degree. C. for 4 hours at atmospheric
pressure. The results are shown in FIG. 8 in case of catalyst X052
and in FIG. 9 in case of X123 catalyst. The results show that the
catalyst loading could have been lowered to as low as 20 ppmwt
while still having considerable conversion detected. The results
show that the use of "predried" 9-DAME was more favorable compared
to the "crude" 9-DAME, and the X123 W-based catalyst provided
higher conversion than its X052 Mo-centered analog in all
cases.
[0207] 1.0 mol % v. 0.1 mol Oc.sub.3Al with X052:
[0208] All manipulation was performed under the inert atmosphere of
a glove-box filled with nitrogen. In a 10 mL vented vial to "crude"
9-DAME (ERS:345-103 or E01 GBE387_2) at 25.degree. C., 1.0 mol % or
0.1 mol % Oc.sub.3Al was added and the reaction mixture was stirred
at 25.degree. C. for 20 h before 10 .mu.L (1.0M) stock solution of
the catalyst (X052, X01ABI385) was added and the reaction mixture
was stirred at 25.degree. C. and 1 atm for further 4 h. Then, the
mixture was chambered out and quenched with wet EtOAc. Internal
standards 1.0 mL pentadecane in EtOAc (c=60.08 mg/mL) and 1.0 mL
mesitylene in EtOAc (c=60.48 mg/mL) were added and the reaction
mixture was completed to 10 mL with ethyl acetate from which 1.0 mL
was poured onto the top of a silica column (1.0 mL) and eluted with
ethyl acetate (10 mL). From the collected elute, 100 .mu.L was
diluted to 1.0 mL form which 1.0 .mu.L was injected and analyzed by
GCMS-GCFID. Results are collected in Table 38 and FIG. 8.
TABLE-US-00038 TABLE 38 Cat. Substr./ Oc3Al Conv. Y.sub.9ODDAME
Entry Lot No. Substrate No. Cat. [mol %] [%] [%] TON E/Z 1
E01GBE532 ERS: 345-103 X052 10000 1.00 67 67 3350 17/83 2 E01GBE533
ERS: 345-103 X052 20000 1.00 48 48 4802 17/83 3 E01GBE534 ERS:
345-103 X052 30000 1.00 33 33 4905 18/82 4 E01GBE535 ERS: 345-103
X052 40000 1.00 27 27 5417 18/82 5 E01GBE536 ERS: 345-103 X052
50000 1.00 22 22 5504 18/82 6 E01GBE550 E01GBE387_2 X052 10000 0.10
82 82 4104 16/84 7 E01GBE551 E01GBE387_2 X052 20000 0.10 68 68 6831
17/83 8 E01GBE534 E01GBE387_2 X052 30000 0.10 57 57 8541 18/82 9
E01GBE535 E01GBE387_2 X052 40000 0.10 49 49 9850 17/83 10 E01GBE536
E01GBE387_2 X052 50000 0.10 45 45 11246 17/83
[0209] 1.0 mol % v. 0.1 mol % Oc.sub.3Al with X123:
[0210] All manipulation was performed under the inert atmosphere of
the Glove-Box filled with nitrogen. In a 10 mL vented vial to
"crude" 9-DAME (ERS:345-103 or E01 GBE387_2) at 25.degree. C., 1.0
mol % or 0.1 mol % Oc.sub.3Al was added and the reaction mixture
was stirred at 25.degree. C. for 20 h before 10 .mu.L (1.0M) stock
solution of the catalyst (X123, X01FTH344) was added and the
reaction mixture was stirred at 25.degree. C. and 1 atm for further
4 h. Then, the mixture was chambered out and quenched with wet
EtOAc. Work-up: Internal standards 1.0 mL pentadecane in EtOAc
(c=60.08 mg/mL) and 1.0 mL mesitylene in EtOAc (c=60.48 mg/mL) were
added and the reaction mixture was completed to 10 mL with ethyl
acetate from which 1.0 mL was poured onto the top of a silica
column (1.0 mL) and eluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL). From the
collected elute, 100 .mu.L was diluted to 1.0 mL form which 1.0
.mu.L was injected and analyzed by GCMS-GCFID. Results are
collected in Table 39 and FIG. 9.
TABLE-US-00039 TABLE 39 Cat. Substr./ Oc3Al Conv. Y.sub.9ODDAME
Entry Lot No. Substrate No. Cat. [mol %] [%] [%] TON E/Z 1
E01GBE537 ERS: 345-103 X123 10000 1.00 90 90 4484 21/79 2 E01GBE538
ERS: 345-103 X123 20000 1.00 82 82 8213 23/77 3 E01GBE539 ERS:
345-103 X123 30000 1.00 52 52 7733 26/74 4 E01GBE540 ERS: 345-103
X123 40000 1.00 50 50 10034 26/74 5 E01GBE541 ERS: 345-103 X123
50000 1.00 39 39 9814 27/73 6 E01GBE555 E01GBE387_2 X123 10000 0.10
92 92 4583 20/80 7 E01GBE556 E01GBE387_2 X123 20000 0.10 76 76 7612
23/77 8 E01GBE557 E01GBE387_2 X123 30000 0.10 57 57 8621 25/75 9
E01GBE558 E01GBE387_2 X123 40000 0.10 49 49 9702 26/74 10 E01GBE559
E01GBE387_2 X123 50000 0.10 48 48 11884 26/74
Example 38
[0211] Self-metathesis experiments of soybean oil (Costco) were
carried out using 40, 30, 20, or 10 ppmwt of Ru catalyst
[1,3-Bis-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene]dichloro
ruthenium(3-methyl-2-butenylidene)(tricyclohexylphosphine) (C827,
Materia) after treating the oil samples with between 0 and 2000
ppmwt TEAL at 60.degree. C. for ca. 20 minutes. The TEAL treatment
occurred after the oil was sparged with nitrogen and heated for 2
hours at 200.degree. C. After the metathesis reactions were allowed
to proceed for 3 hours, aliquots of the product mixtures were
analyzed by gas chromatographic analysis (following
transesterification with 1% w/w NaOMe in methanol at 60.degree. C.)
to determine the extent of conversion of
oleate+linoleate+linolinate. FIG. 10 shows that improved
conversions were achieved at 40, 30, 20, and 10 ppmwt C827 when the
oil was treated with between 50 and 2000 ppmwt TEAL versus the
conversions achieved with the same levels of C827 catalyst when no
TEAL was employed.
[0212] The products were characterized by comparing peaks with
known standards. Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analyses were
performed using an Agilent 6850 instrument and the following
conditions: [0213] Column: J&W Scientific, DB-Wax, 30
m.times.0.32 mm (ID).times.0.5 .mu.m film thickness [0214] Injector
temperature: 250.degree. C. [0215] Detector temperature:
300.degree. C. [0216] Oven temperature: 70.degree. C. starting
temperature, 1 minute hold time, ramp rate 20.degree. C./min to
180.degree. C., ramp rate 3.degree. C./min to 220.degree. C., 10
minute hold time [0217] Carrier gas: Hydrogen [0218] Flow rate: 1.0
mL/min
[0219] The entire contents of each and every patent and non-patent
publication cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference,
except that in the event of any inconsistent disclosure or
definition from the present specification, the disclosure or
definition herein shall be deemed to prevail.
[0220] The foregoing detailed description and the accompanying
drawings have been provided by way of explanation and illustration,
and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims.
Many variations in the presently preferred embodiments illustrated
herein will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, and
remain within the scope of the appended claims and their
equivalents.
[0221] It is to be understood that the elements and features
recited in the appended claims may be combined in different ways to
produce new claims that likewise fall within the scope of the
present invention. Thus, whereas the dependent claims appended
below depend from only a single independent or dependent claim, it
is to be understood that these dependent claims can, alternatively,
be made to depend in the alternative from any preceding
claim--whether independent or dependent--and that such new
combinations are to be understood as forming a part of the present
specification.
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