title: Graphene oxide as a metal-free catalyst for oxidation of primary amines to nitriles by hypochlorite.
abstract: Graphene oxide catalyzes oxidation by NaClO of primary benzyl and aliphatic amines to a product distribution comprising nitriles and imines. Nitriles are the sole product for long chain aliphatic amines. Spectroscopic characterization suggests that percarboxylic and perlactone groups could be the active sites of the process.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Univ. Politécnica de Valencia, Avda/de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain. hgarcia@qim.upv.es.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Primo
authors.affiliation: Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Univ. Politécnica de Valencia, Avda/de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain. hgarcia@qim.upv.es.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puche
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Technology and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Bucharest 030016, Romania.
authors.forename: Octavian D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Pavel
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Technology and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Bucharest 030016, Romania.
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cojocaru
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Technology and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Bucharest 030016, Romania.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tirsoaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Technology and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Bucharest 030016, Romania.
authors.forename: Vasile
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parvulescu
authors.affiliation: Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Univ. Politécnica de Valencia, Avda/de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain. hgarcia@qim.upv.es.
authors.forename: Hermenegildo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: García