A 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex and a method of preparing the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex are disclosed. The Graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex includes a metal core associated with the two phases, amine functionalized graphite, and amine functionalized titanium. The method of preparation includes amine functionalizing of graphite and titanium with coupling agents to produce amine functionalized titanium and graphite, further mixing with a metal ion solution for synthesizing an ion complex. Trisodium citrate solution and sodium borohydride solution is added to the ion complex to prepare a 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex, employed as a catalyst.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a catalyst and/or a precatalyst, in particular a single site catalyst and/or a single site precatalyst, for the oxidation and/or ammoxidation of olefins to produce aldehydes and/or nitriles, methods of preparing a corresponding catalyst and/or precatalyst, in particular single site catalyst and/or single site precatalyst, and methods of using said catalyst and/or precatalyst, in particular said single site catalyst and/or single site precatalyst, to produce aldehydes and/or nitriles.

A process for the selective removal of a component from a liquid phase and subsequently returning the component to a liquid phase is disclosed. A novel compound of formula I [SUP]-[[L]-[G]].sub.a (I) in which L is a linking group, G is an aryl group having a leaving group LG selected from Cl, Br, I, sulfonate such as triflate, a diazo group, a nitrile, an ester and an alkoxy group and substituent Q is selected from H, NR.sub.2, OR, CO.sub.2R, F, Cl, NO.sub.2 CN and SUP is a support having a plurality of groups -[L]-[G] bound to the support is contacted with the liquid phase to bind the component to the compound I thereby forming a captured component which is separated from and may be returned to the liquid phase. The compound I is especially useful in binding homogeneous catalysts to remove it from a reaction medium and selectively returning the catalyst to the reaction medium at a later stage. The compound is particularly useful for cross-coupling reactions, for example in Suzuki reactions.

A resin composition includes: (a) a supported platinum catalyst having a structure shown by the following general formula (1) in which a platinum complex is supported on a surface of an inorganic oxide; and (b) a thermoplastic matrix resin. The resin composition is usable as an addition-reaction catalyst capable of imparting sufficient storability and quick curability to an addition-reaction curable composition. ##STR00001##
In the formula, L represents a ligand selected from carbon monoxide, an olefin compound, an amine compound, a phosphine compound, an N-heterocyclic carbene compound, a nitrile compound, and an isocyanide compound; and n represents the number of Ls and an integer from 0 to 2.

Disclosed herein is a catalyst compound represented by Formula (I) or Formula (II): ##STR00001##
M is a group 4 metal. Each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, and R.sup.9 is independently hydrogen, or a C1-C50 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, silylcarbyl, alkoxyl, siloxyl, or one or more of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7, and R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are joined to form cyclic a saturated or unsaturated ring. Each X is independently a halide or C1-C50 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, hydride, amide, alkoxide, sulfide, phosphide, halide, or a combination thereof, or two Xs are joined together to form a metallocycle ring, or two Xs are joined to form a chelating ligand, a diene ligand, or an alkylidene. Also disclosed is a method for using the catalyst compound in a catalyst system to produce polyolefin polymers.

Systems and methods are provided for selective oxidation of CO and/or C.sub.3 hydrocarbonaceous compounds in a reaction environment including hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbonaceous components. The selective oxidation can be performed by exposing the CO and/or C.sub.3 hydrocarbonaceous compounds to a catalytic metal that is encapsulated in a small pore zeolite. The small pore zeolite containing the encapsulated metal can have a sufficiently small pore size to reduce or minimize the types of hydrocarbons or hydrocarbonaceous compounds that can interact with the encapsulated metal.

A 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex and a method of preparing the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex are disclosed. The Graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex includes a metal core associated with the two phases, amine functionalized graphite, and amine functionalized titanium. The method of preparation includes amine functionalizing of graphite and titanium with coupling agents to produce amine functionalized titanium and graphite, further mixing with a metal ion solution for synthesizing an ion complex. Trisodium citrate solution and sodium borohydride solution is added to the ion complex to prepare a 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex, employed as a catalyst.

Systems and methods are provided for selective oxidation of CO and/or C.sub.3 hydrocarbonaceous compounds in a reaction environment including hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbonaceous components. The selective oxidation can be performed by exposing the CO and/or C.sub.3 hydrocarbonaceous compounds to a catalytic metal that is encapsulated in a small pore zeolite. The small pore zeolite containing the encapsulated metal can have a sufficiently small pore size to reduce or minimize the types of hydrocarbons or hydrocarbonaceous compounds that can interact with the encapsulated metal.

A production method for a catalyst, in which a catalyst that is a metallocene compound can be produced with high purity and high yield using a ligand of a specific structure containing a fluorene skeleton. The catalyst is produced by a method including a step (I) in which a ligand of a specific structure containing a fluorene skeleton is reacted with a specific amount of an organic lithium compound of a specific structure; a step (II) in which the product of step (I) is reacted with one or more of Mg compounds of a predetermined structure, Zn compounds of a predetermined structure and Al compounds of a predetermined structure; and a step (III) in which the product of step (II) is reacted with at least 1 molar equivalent, with respect to the ligand, of a Ti compound, a Zr compound or an Hf compound, the compound having a halogen atom or the like.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a catalyst for dehydrocyclisation of hydrocarbons comprising a suitable support and an organometallic complex or a coordination compound including at least a dehydrogenation metal, wherein the dehydrogenation metal of the organometallic complex or coordination compound is grafted to a selected site of the suitable support. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe a method of preparing a dehydrocyclisation catalyst for hydrocarbons comprising grafting a dehydrogenation metal of an organometallic complex or coordination compound to a selected site of a suitable support to form the dehydrocyclisation catalyst. Another embodiment of the present disclosure is a method of dehydrocyclisation of hydrocarbons comprising contacting a hydrocarbon with a dehydrocyclisation catalyst to convert the hydrocarbon to an aromatic compound, wherein the dehydrocyclisation catalyst includes a dehydrogenation metal grafted to a selected site of a suitable support.