TY - JOUR
T1 - Selective oxidation of substituted xylenes to toluic acids by hypochlorite-Ru system under phase transfer conditions
AU - Sasson, Yoel
AU - Al Quntar, Abed El Aziz
AU - Zoran, Ami
PY - 1998/1/7
Y1 - 1998/1/7
N2 - Instantaneous aqueous extraction of toluic acid salts is the basis for a novel selective process for the oxidation of a single methyl group of various xylenes; aqueous hypochlorite is inert towards methylbenzenes at pH higher than 9.0, however, in the presence of an organic solvent, a Ru catalyst and a phase transfer agent, rapid oxidation to benzoic acids is observed at 25°C.
AB - Instantaneous aqueous extraction of toluic acid salts is the basis for a novel selective process for the oxidation of a single methyl group of various xylenes; aqueous hypochlorite is inert towards methylbenzenes at pH higher than 9.0, however, in the presence of an organic solvent, a Ru catalyst and a phase transfer agent, rapid oxidation to benzoic acids is observed at 25°C.
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U2 - 10.1039/a707676b
DO - 10.1039/a707676b
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AN - SCOPUS:24644438868
SN - 1359-7345
SP - 73
EP - 74
JO - Chemical Communications
JF - Chemical Communications
IS - 1
ER -