title: Direct, copper-catalyzed oxidation of aromatic C-H bonds with hydrogen peroxide under acid-free conditions.
abstract: The direct oxidation of benzene into phenol using hydrogen peroxide has been achieved in the absence of any acid with Tp(x)Cu(NCMe) complexes as the catalysts. In the case of anthracenes as the substrates, valuable anthraquinones have been quantitatively obtained in the same manner.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Catálisis Homogénea, Departamento de Química y Ciencia de los Materiales, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible (CIQSO), Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen 21007-Huelva, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conde
authors.forename: M Mar
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Díaz-Requejo
authors.forename: Pedro J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pérez