Methods of preparing Pt/SrTiO.sub.3 photocatalysts comprising strontium titanate nanoparticles and platinum doped on a surface of the strontium titanate nanoparticles are described. Processes of oxidizing cycloalkanes to cycloalkanols and/or cycloalkanones by employing the Pt/SrTiO.sub.3 photocatalysts are specified. A method for recycling the photocatalyst is also provided.

Methods of preparing Pt/SrTiO.sub.3 photocatalysts comprising strontium titanate nanoparticles and platinum doped on a surface of the strontium titanate nanoparticles are described. Processes of oxidizing cycloalkanes to cycloalkanols and/or cycloalkanones by employing the Pt/SrTiO.sub.3 photocatalysts are specified. A method for recycling the photocatalyst is also provided.

A process for producing rotundone from -guaiene, in particular by oxidation of the C(3) position, wherein the -guaiene is produced from a precursor by a sesquiterpene synthase. The sesquiterpene synthase is produced in a microorganism.

A process for producing rotundone from -guaiene, in particular by oxidation of the C(3) position, wherein the -guaiene is produced from a precursor by a sesquiterpene synthase. The sesquiterpene synthase is produced in a microorganism.

The present invention disclose a simple and high yielding process of Oxone-acetone mediated metal free syn-dihydroxylation of benzo fused olefins of formula (II) to obtain library of dioxolo compounds of formula (I). The invention further disclose a simple and high yielding process of Oxone-acetone mediated metal free syn-dihydroxylation of stilbene and its derivatives of formula (III) thereof. Also disclosed herein is Wacker-type oxidation of benzo-fused olefins of formula (X). The invention further disclose compounds of formula (I) which can be useful for the treatment of HIV, cancer or malaria. ##STR00001##

The present invention disclose a simple and high yielding process of Oxone-acetone mediated metal free syn-dihydroxylation of benzo fused olefins of formula (II) to obtain library of dioxolo compounds of formula (I). The invention further disclose a simple and high yielding process of Oxone-acetone mediated metal free syn-dihydroxylation of stilbene and its derivatives of formula (III) thereof. Also disclosed herein is Wacker-type oxidation of benzo-fused olefins of formula (X). The invention further disclose compounds of formula (I) which can be useful for the treatment of HIV, cancer or malaria. ##STR00001##

The present invention disclose a simple and high yielding process of Oxone-acetone mediated metal free syn-dihydroxylation of benzo fused olefins of formula (II) to obtain library of dioxolo compounds of formula (I). The invention further disclose a simple and high yielding process of Oxone-acetone mediated metal free syn-dihydroxylation of stilbene and its derivatives of formula (III) thereof. Also disclosed herein is Wacker-type oxidation of benzo-fused olefins of formula (X). The invention further disclose compounds of formula (I) which can be useful for the treatment of HIV, cancer or malaria. ##STR00001##

A method of reducing the fouling in a process for the production of styrene, the method comprising: introducing an additive into a stream comprising styrene and byproduct divinyl benzene (DVB), wherein the additive comprises: at least one chemical compound comprising one or more functional groups selected from amines, alcohols, amino-alcohols, labile CC, esters, carbamates, aldehydes, ketones, acids, acetates, benzoates, labile hydrogen, and combinations thereof, and having a boiling point greater than or equal to 170 C. and within 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 C. of the boiling point of divinyl benzene (DVB) (which is 195 C.), wherein the at least one chemical compound is active to inhibit divinyl benzene (DVB) crosslinking. A system for carrying out the method is also provided.

A method of reducing the fouling in a process for the production of styrene, the method comprising: introducing an additive into a stream comprising styrene and byproduct divinyl benzene (DVB), wherein the additive comprises: at least one chemical compound comprising one or more functional groups selected from amines, alcohols, amino-alcohols, labile CC, esters, carbamates, aldehydes, ketones, acids, acetates, benzoates, labile hydrogen, and combinations thereof, and having a boiling point greater than or equal to 170 C. and within 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 C. of the boiling point of divinyl benzene (DVB) (which is 195 C.), wherein the at least one chemical compound is active to inhibit divinyl benzene (DVB) crosslinking. A system for carrying out the method is also provided.

Catalysts prepared from abundant, cost effective metals, such as cobalt, nickel, chromium, manganese, iron, and copper, and containing one or more neutrally charged ligands (e.g., monodentate, bidentate, and/or polydentate ligands) and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. Exemplary ligands include, but are not limited to, phosphine ligands, nitrogen-based ligands, sulfur-based ligands, and/or arsenic-based ligands. In some embodiments, the catalyst is a cobalt-based catalyst or a nickel-based catalyst. The catalysts described herein are stable and active at neutral pH and in a wide range of buffers that are both weak and strong proton acceptors. While its activity is slightly lower than state of the art cobalt-based water oxidation catalysts under some conditions, it is capable of sustaining electrolysis at high applied potentials without a significant degradation in catalytic current. This enhanced robustness gives it an advantage in industrial and large-scale water electrolysis schemes.