title: Supramolecular oxidation of anilines using hydrogen peroxide as stoichiometric oxidant.
abstract: 6A,6D-Di-O-(propan-2-on-1,3-diyl) alpha-cyclodextrin-6A,6D-dicarboxylate (2alpha) and 6A,6D-di-O-(propan-2-on-1,3-diyl) beta-cyclodextrin-6A,6D-dicarboxylate (2beta) were found to catalyze the oxidation of aromatic amines in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The products were the corresponding nitro compounds or in some cases azo-, azoxy-, or other dimerization products. The catalysis was found to follow enzyme kinetics giving a rate increase (kcat/kuncat) of up to 1100 in the best case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus, DK-8000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Lavinia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marinescu
authors.forename: Merete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mølbach
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bols