Patent ID: 9656985
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B01J,C07C,C07D,C07F

Claim:
1. A mixture comprising (a) water in an amount of at least 1% wt/wt of the mixture, and further comprising one or more non-aqueous solvent or solvent mixtures selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol(s), n-butanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, THF, acetonitrile, formic acid, acetic acid, ethyleneglycol or PEGs, dioxane, MIBK, MEK, DMSO, DMF, DMA, NMP or mixtures thereof; (b) a transition metal catalyst; and (c) a solubilizing agent having the formula wherein Z is a hydrophobic group, and Y 1 -L 1 - has the formula: wherein n is an integer selected from 2-10, k is 16-20, and Y