IP Library Granted Patent US 7,994,091
Granted Patent B2
US 7,994,091 · App. 12/159,396 · Granted Aug 9, 2011

Method for producing palladium-containing catalyst

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Patent No.
US 7,994,091
App. No.
12/159,396
Granted
Aug 9, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst for producing an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an α, β-unsaturated aldehyde in high productivity. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst, and a method for producing an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high productivity. Specifically, a palladium-containing catalyst is produced by a method containing a step in which palladium in an oxidation state is reduced by a compound (A) which is represented by the following formula (1).

Claims (10)

1. A method for producing a catalyst comprising palladium, the method comprising reducing palladium in an oxidation state by a compound (A) represented by the following formula (1):

wherein each of R 1 to R 4 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an alkyl group having a hydroxyl group.

2. A method for producing an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid comprising producing a palladium-containing catalyst according to the method of claim 1 and liquid-phase oxidizing an olefin or an α, β-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen in the presence of the palladium-containing catalyst.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a palladium salt having a thermal decomposition temperature of 400° C. or below is supported on a carrier, and the resultant carrier on which the palladium salt is supported is subjected to heat treatment at or above the thermal decomposition temperature of the palladium salt to obtain a catalyst precursor, followed by subjecting the catalyst precursor to a reduction treatment with said compound (A).

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said palladium salt is at least one salt selected from the group consisting of palladium chloride (II), palladium acetate (II), palladium nitrate (II), tetraammine palladium (II) nitrate, and bis(acethylacetonate) palladium (II).

5. A method for producing a catalyst comprising palladium, the method comprising reducing palladium in an oxidation state by a compound (A) selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, L-ascorbic acid, 1,2-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-pentandiol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, 1-thioglycerol, and L-ascorbic acid 2-glucoside.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein compound (A) is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, and L-ascorbic acid.

7. A method for producing an α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid comprising producing a palladium-containing catalyst according to the method of claim 5 and liquid-phase oxidizing an olefin or an α, β-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen in the presence of the palladium-containing catalyst.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein a palladium salt having a thermal decomposition temperature of 400° C. or below is supported on a carrier, and the resultant carrier on which the palladium salt is supported is subjected to heat treatment at or above the thermal decomposition temperature of the palladium salt to obtain a catalyst precursor, followed by subjecting the catalyst precursor to a reduction treatment with said compound (A).

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein said palladium salt is at least one salt selected from the group consisting of palladium chloride (II), palladium acetate (II), palladium nitrate (II), tetraammine palladium (II) nitrate, and bis(acethylacetonate) palladium (II).

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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