FIELD: organic chemistry, chemical technology.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the improved method for oxidation of (C2-C4)-alkane and preparing the corresponding alkene and carboxylic acid. Method involves addition of this alkane to contact with molecular oxygen-containing gas in oxidative reaction zone and optionally at least one corresponding alkene and water in the presence of at least two catalysts with different selectivity. Each catalyst is effective in oxidation of alkane to corresponding alkene and carboxylic acid resulting to formation of product comprising alkene, carboxylic acid and water wherein the molar ratio between alkene and carboxylic acid synthesized in the reaction zone is regulated or maintained at the required level by regulation the relative amounts of at least two catalyst in the oxidative reaction zone. Also, invention relates to the combined method for preparing alkyl carboxylate comprising abovementioned stage in preparing alkene and carboxylic acid in the first reaction zone. Then method involves the stage for addition of at least part of each alkene and carboxylic acid prepared in the first reaction zone to the inter-contacting in the second reaction zone the presence of at least one catalyst that is effective in preparing alkyl carboxylate to yield this alkyl carboxylate. Also, invention relates to a method for preparing alkenyl carboxylate comprising the abovementioned stage for preparing alkene and carboxylic acid in the first reaction zone and stage for inter-contacting in the second reaction zone of at least part of each alkene and carboxylic acid synthesized in the first reaction zone and molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least one catalyst that is effective in preparing alkenyl carboxylate and resulting to preparing this alkenyl carboxylate.
EFFECT: improved method for oxidation.
30 cl, 1 dwg, 5 tbl, 14 ex
