Patent ID: 7591943

Claim:
A one-pot process for reducing a sulfur- or a nitrogen-containing compound and producing an oxygenate in a hydrocarbon substrate, which comprises the steps of: (a) placing an MC-type homogeneous catalyst in a reactor; (b) adding the hydrocarbon substrate in the reactor; and (c) introducing an oxidant into the reactor; wherein the MC-type homogeneous catalyst is selected from the group consisting of Co/HBr, Mn/HBr, Co/Mn/HBr and Co/Mn/M′/HBr (M′ is selected from the group consisting of K, Rb, Cs, Mo, Fe, Zr, Hf, Mn, Ti, Ni, Ru, Nb, Mo, W, Ta, Sb, Re, Rh, Pr, Sm, and Ce) and the oxidant is an O 2 /CO 2 mixture.