Highly efficient one-step conversion of cyclohexane to adipic acid using single-site heterogeneous catalysts.
A solid source of 'active' oxygen (acetylperoxyborate, APB), when dissolved in aqueous solution in the presence of a single-site microporous catalyst containing redox centres (Fe(III)AlPO-31, Mn(III)AlPO-5, Fe(III)AlPO-5), converts cyclohexane with high efficiency (ca. 88%) and exceptionally high selectivity (ca. 81%) to adipic acid at 383 K; this procedure is also effective in converting styrene to styrene oxide and -pinene and (+)-limonene to their corresponding epoxides.
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1EW. robert@ri.ac.uk
Robert
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Raja
John Meurig
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Thomas
Mingcan
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Xu
Kenneth D M
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Harris
Michael
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Greenhill-Hooper
Kieran
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Quill