US 11,795,129 B2
Dinuclear copper catalyst for the oxidation/oxygenation of hydrocarbons
Raphael G. Raptis, Coral Gables, FL (US); and Logesh Mathivathanan, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Assigned to THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Miami, FL (US)
Filed by Raphael G. Raptis, Coral Gables, FL (US); and Logesh Mathivathanan, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/111,678.
Application 18/111,678 is a continuation of application No. 17/534,598, filed on Nov. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,584,704.
Application 17/534,598 is a continuation of application No. 17/159,519, filed on Jan. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,186,532, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192578 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C07C 37/60 (2006.01); B01J 31/18 (2006.01); C07C 45/28 (2006.01); C07C 5/367 (2006.01); C07C 29/48 (2006.01)
CPC C07C 37/60 (2013.01) [B01J 31/1815 (2013.01); C07C 5/367 (2013.01); C07C 29/48 (2013.01); C07C 45/28 (2013.01); B01J 2231/46 (2013.01); B01J 2231/763 (2013.01); B01J 2231/766 (2013.01); B01J 2531/004 (2013.01); B01J 2531/0208 (2013.01); B01J 2531/16 (2013.01); C07C 2531/22 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A dinuclear copper catalyst comprising a dinuclear Cu(II) complex and a stabilizing counter ion, the dinuclear Cu(II) complex having a general structure of formula (B):

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where custom character is

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and wherein R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R3′, R4′, R5′, R6′, R3″, R4″, R5″, R3′″, R4′″, and R5′″, are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —NO2, —OH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, carboxyalkyl, halogen, and amino; and R2″, R6″, R2′″, and R6′″ are each independently selected from the group consisting of —NO2, —OH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, carboxyalkyl, halogen, and amino.