Oxidation of alkylarenes by nitrate catalyzed by polyoxophosphomolybdates: Synthetic applications and mechanistic insights

AM Khenkin, R Neumann

Index: Khenkin, Alexander M.; Neumann, Ronny Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 126, # 20 p. 6356 - 6362

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Abstract

Alkylarenes were catalytically and selectively oxidized to the corresponding benzylic acetates and carbonyl products by nitrate salts in acetic acid in the presence of Keggin type molybdenum-based heteropolyacids, H3+ x PV x Mo12-x O40 (x= 0-2). H5PV2Mo10O40 was especially effective. For methylarenes there was no over-oxidation to the carboxylic acid contrary to what was observed for nitric acid as oxidant. The conversion to the aldehyde/ ...