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A process for the purification of organometallic compounds or heteroatomic organic compounds from oxygen, water and from the compounds deriving from the reaction of water and oxygen with the organometallic or heteroatomic compounds whose purification is sought, comprising the operation of contacting

A process for the purification of organometallic compounds or heteroatomic organic compounds from oxygen, water and from the compounds deriving from the reaction of water and oxygen with the organometallic or heteroatomic compounds whose purification is sought, comprising the operation of contacting the organometallic or heteroatomic compound to be purified in the liquid state or in form of vapor, pure or in a carrier gas, with a hydrogenated getter alloy, and optionally also with one or more gas sorber materials selected among palladium on porous supports and a mixture of iron and manganese supported on zeolites.

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1. A process for the purification of organometallic compounds or heteroatomic organic compounds from oxygen, water and from the compounds derived from the reaction of water and oxygen with the compounds whose purification is sought, comprising the operation of contacting the organometallic or hetero

1. A process for the purification of organometallic compounds or heteroatomic organic compounds from oxygen, water and from the compounds derived from the reaction of water and oxygen with the compounds whose purification is sought, comprising the operation of contacting the organometallic or heteroatomic organic compound to be purified with a hydrogenated getter alloy. 2. A process according to claim 1 wherein the hydrogenated getter alloy is contacted with the organometallic or heteroatomic organic compound in the form of vapor, pure or in a carrier gas. 3. A process according to claim 2 wherein said operation is carried out at a temperature comprised between room temperature and about 100° C. 4. A process according to claim 2 wherein said operation is carried out with a flow of the gas to be purified between about 0,1 and 20 slpm, at absolute pressures of about 1 to 10 bars. 5. A process according to claim 1 wherein the hydrogenated getter alloy is an alloy based on titanium and/or zirconium with one or more elements selected among transition metals and aluminum, and mixtures among one or more of these alloys with titanium and/or zirconium, and wherein the loading with hydrogen is carried out at a temperature comprised between room temperature and 400° C. and at a hydrogen pressure lower than 10 bars. 6. A process according to claim 5 wherein the loading of the getter alloy is carried out at a hydrogen pressure which is higher than the atmospheric pressure. 7. A process according to claim 5 wherein the hydrogenated getter alloy is an alloy having general formula ZrM 2 , wherein M is one or more among Cr, Mn, Fe, Co or Ni metals. 8. A process according to claim 5 wherein the hydrogenated getter alloy is an alloy comprising zirconium, vanadium and iron, whose weight percent composition plotted in a ternary diagram of compositions is comprised in a triangle having its vertices in the following points:a) Zr 75%-V 20%-Fe 5%;b) Zr 45%-V 20%-Fe 35%;c) Zr 45%-V 50%-Fe 5%. 9. A process according to claim 5 wherein the hydrogenated getter alloy is an alloy comprising zirconium, cobalt and one or more elements selected among yttrium, lanthanum and rare earths whose weight percent composition plotted in a composition ternary diagram is comprised in a polygon having its vertices in the following points:a) Zr 81%-Co 9%-A 10%b) Zr 68%-Co 22%-A 10%c) Zr 74%-Co 24%-A 2%d) Zr 88%-Co 10%-A 2%wherein A means any element selected among yttrium, lanthanum, rare earths or mixtures of these elements. 10. A process according to claim 5 wherein the hydrogenated getter alloy is an alloy comprising titanium or nickel. 11. A process according to claim 5 wherein the hydrogenated getter alloy is an alloy comprising titanium, vanadium and manganese. 12. A process according to claim 1 wherein the organometallic compound is selected among hafnium tetra-t-butoxide, trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, tri-t-butylaluminum, di-i-butylaluminum hydride, dimethyl aluminum chloride, diethylaluminum ethoxide, dimethylaluminum hydride, trimethylantimony, triethylantimony, tri-i-propylantimony, tris-dimethylamino-antimony, phenylarsine, trimethylarsenic, tris-dimethylamino-arsenic, t-butylarsine, barium bis-tetramethylheptanedionate, bismuth tris-tetramethylheptanedionate, dimethylcadmium, diethylcadmium, iron pentacarbonyl, iron bis-cyclopentadienyl, iron tris-acetylacetonate, iron tris-tetramethylheptanedionate, trimethylgallium, triethylgallium, tri-i-propylgallium, tri-i-butylgallium, trimethylindium, triethylindium, ethyldimethylindium, yttrium tris-tetramethylheptanedionate, lanthanum tris-tetramethylheptanedionate, magnesium bis-methylcyclopentadienyl, magnesium bis-cyclopentadienyl, magnesium bis-tetramethylheptanedionate, dimethylmercury, dimethylgold acetylacetonate, lead bis-tetramethylheptanedionate, bis-hexafluorocopper acetylacetonate, copper bis-tetramethylheptanedioniate, dimethylselenium, diethylselenium, scandium tris-tetramethylheptaned ionate, tetraethyltin, tetraethyltin, strontium bis-tetramethylheptanedionate, tantalum tetramethoxytetramethylheptanedionate, tantalum tetramethoxytetramethylheptanedionate, tantalum tetra-i-propoxytetramethylheptanedionate, tantalum tri-diethylamido-t-butylimide, diethyltellurium, di-i-propyltellurium, dimethyltellurium, titanium bis-i-propoxy-bis-tetramethylheptanedionate, titanium tetradimethylamide, titanium tetradiethylamide, dimethylzinc, diethylzinc, zinc bis-tetramethylheptanedionate, zirconium tetra-tetramethylheptanedionate, zirconium tri-i-propoxy-tetramethylheptanedionate and zinc bis-acetylacetonate. 13. A process according to claim 1 further comprising the operation of contacting the organometallic or heteroatomic organic compound to be purified with at least one second material selected among palladium on porous supports and a mixture of iron and manganese supported on zeolites. 14. A process according to claim 13 wherein the second material is a catalyst based on palladium on porous supports with a weight content of 0,3-4% of palladium. 15. A process according to claim 13 wherein the organometallic or heteroatomic compound is in the form of vapor, pure or in a carrier gas. 16. A process according to claim 15 wherein the contact between the compound to be purified and the supported palladium occurs at a temperature comprised between about −20 and 100° C. 17. A process according to claim 15 wherein the contact between the compound to be purified and the supported mixture of iron and manganese occurs at a temperature comprised between about −20 and 100° C. 18. A process according to claim 16 wherein said contact occurs at a temperature comprised between room temperature and 50° C. 19. A process according to claim 13 wherein the second material is a mixture of iron and manganese supported on zeolites, and wherein the weight ratio between iron and manganese is comprised between 7:1 and 1:1. 20. A process according to claim 19 wherein said weight ratio is about 2:1. 21. A process according to claim 17 wherein said contact occurs at a temperature comprised between room temperature and 50° C. 22. A process according to claim 1 further comprising the operation of contacting the organometallic or heteroatomic organic compound to be purified with a chemical water sorber.