US 12,071,398 B2
Process for producing methanol
Marek Pawel Checinski, Berlin (DE); Matthias Beller, Ostseebad Nienhagen (DE); Pavel Ryabchuk, Wezembeek-Oppem (BE); and Kathrin Junge, Rostock (DE)
Assigned to CREATIVEQUANTUM GMBH, Berlin (DE)
Appl. No. 17/418,262
Filed by CreativeQuantum GmbH, Berlin (DE)
PCT Filed Dec. 10, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/084355
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 25, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/136003, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 133 689.6 (DE), filed on Dec. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0048839 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. C07C 29/156 (2006.01); B01J 31/18 (2006.01)
CPC C07C 29/156 (2013.01) [B01J 31/183 (2013.01); B01J 31/189 (2013.01); B01J 2231/62 (2013.01); B01J 2531/64 (2013.01); B01J 2531/72 (2013.01); B01J 2531/842 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A process for catalyzed reaction of CO and H2 into methanol, the process comprising:
reacting the CO and H2 with a catalyst comprising a transition metal and at least one Lewis basic ligand together with at least one nucleophilic promoter so as to produce the methanol as a product;
wherein the catalyst is a metal organic complex with at least one ligand comprising N, P. O. or S;
wherein the ligand is a pincer type complex;
wherein the transition metal is a central ion; and
wherein the central ion comprises Mn, Re. Fe. Cr. W. Ru, Co, Rh, Ir, Pd or Mo.