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Specific Enhancement of Catalytic Activity by a Dicopper Core: Selective Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol with Hydrogen Peroxide.
- Source :
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition; 6/26/2017, Vol. 56 Issue 27, p7779-7782, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- A dicopper(II) complex, stabilized by the bis(tpa) ligand 1,2-bis[2-[bis(2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]-6-pyridyl]ethane (6-hpa), [Cu<subscript>2</subscript>(μ-OH)(6-hpa)]<superscript>3+</superscript>, was synthesized and structurally characterized. This complex catalyzed selective hydroxylation of benzene to phenol using H<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>2</subscript>, thus attaining large turnover numbers (TONs) and high H<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>2</subscript> efficiency. The TON after 40 hours for the phenol production exceeded 12000 in MeCN at 50 °C under N<subscript>2</subscript>, the highest value reported for benzene hydroxylation with H<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>2</subscript> catalyzed by homogeneous complexes. At 22 % benzene conversion, phenol (95.2 %) and p-benzoquinone (4.8 %) were produced. The mechanism of H<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>2</subscript> activation and benzene hydroxylation is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14337851
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 27
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123715637
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201702291