Process for the manufacture of alcohol and/or ketone
Process for the manufacture of at least one alcohol and/or at least one ketone, which comprises a step during which at least one organic peroxide compound is put into contact with at least one catalyst responding to formula (I) CrN x O y Formula (I) in which x is a number varying from 0.10 to 1.00 and y is a number varying from 0.00 to 1.50, in order to produce the at least one alcohol and/or at least one ketone.
1. A process for the manufacture of at least one alcohol and/or at least one ketone, comprising contacting at least one organic peroxide compound with at least one catalyst responding to formula I:
CrN x O y (formula I)
wherein x is a number from 0.10 to 1.00 and y is a number from 0.00 to 1.50.
2. The process according to claim 1 , wherein x is a number from 0.50 to 1.00 and y is a number from 0.00 to 1.00.
3. The process according to claim 1 , wherein x is a number from 0.50 to 1.00 and y is a number from 0.00 to 0.60.
4. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is chosen among:
chromium nitrides of formula CrN x in which x is a number from 0.50 to 1.00;
mixtures comprising such chromium nitrides;
chromium oxynitrides of formula CrN x O y in which x is a number from 0.50 to 1.00 and y is a number from 0.40 to 0.60; and
mixtures comprising such oxynitrides.
5. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the organic peroxide compound is a hydroperoxide compound responding to formula II:
R—O—O—H (formula II)
in which R is a hydrocarbon group comprising from 1 to 15 carbon atoms.
6. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the organic peroxide compound is a hydroperoxide compound responding to formula II:
R—O—O—H (formula II)
in which R is a hydrocarbon group comprising from 4 to 9 carbon atoms.
7. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroperoxide compound is chosen in the group consisting of tert-butyl hydroperoxide, tert-amyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide, ethylbenzene hydroperoxide, cyclohexyl hydroperoxide and methylcyclohexyl hydroperoxide.
8. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroperoxide compound is chosen in the group consisting of tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide and cyclohexyl hydroperoxide.
9. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroperoxide compound is cyclohexyl hydroperoxide.
10. The process according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one alcohol and/or at least one ketone is cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexanone.
11. The process according to claim 9 , wherein the cyclohexyl hydroperoxide is generated by reaction of a cyclohexane with an oxygen generator.
12. The process according to claim 11 , wherein the oxygen generator is air.
13. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the contact between the peroxide and the catalyst is performed at a temperature from 20° C. to 200° C.
14. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the contact between the peroxide and the catalyst is performed at a pressure from 0.1 MPa to 1.5 MPa.