Ceria nanoparticles as an efficient catalyst for oxidation of benzylic CH bonds

B Akhlaghinia, H Ebrahimabadi, EK Goharshadi…

Index: Akhlaghinia, Batool; Ebrahimabadi, Hossein; Goharshadi, Elaheh K.; Samiee, Sara; Rezazadeh, Soodabeh Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2012 , vol. 357, p. 67 - 72

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Abstract

Catalytic oxidation of benzylic CH bonds with potassium bromate to carbonyl compounds was studied in the presence of ceria nanoparticles (NPs). Aldehydes and ketones in high yields were obtained when the oxidation was conducted in water/1, 4-dioxane/acetic acid (AcOH) by ratio 5/1/1 (v/v/v). Benzyl esters were also yielded as the main products from the oxidation of benzylic CH bonds with potassium bromate in the presence of ceria NPs in ...