The Catalytic Activity of Onium Compounds in the Homogeneous Liquid Phase Oxidation of Cumene and α-Pinene

K Fukui, K Ohkubo, T Yamabe

Index: Fukui,K. et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1969 , vol. 42, p. 312 - 318

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Abstract

The catalytic activity of onium compounds was studied in the homogeneous liquid phase oxidation of cumene and α-pinene. The onium salts, particularly sulfonium, phosphonium, selenonium, arsonium and telluronium were found effective. This result is connected to the fact that the central atom in these onium has vacant d orbitals. Among the anions of the onium salts tested, phosphate and sulfate were most effective. The aryl substituents in the ...