Oxidation of activated phenols by dioxygen catalysed by the H5PV2Mo10O40 heteropolyanion

Manfred Lissel*, Helmut Jansen in de Wal, Ronny Neumann

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Abstract

The H5PV2Mo10O40 heteropolyanion has been found to catalyse the highly selective aerobic oxidation of dialkylphenols to diphenoquinones and the oxidation of 2, 3, 5-trimethylphenol to the 2, 3, 5-trimethyl-1, 4-benzoquinone. The rate is highly dependent on the oxidation potential of the substrate and is proceeds by electron transfer from the phenol substrate to the heteropolyanion catalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1795-1798
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume33
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Mar 1992

Keywords

  • Dioxygen
  • Heteropolyanions
  • Phenol Oxidation

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