Polyethylene glycol radical-initiated oxidation of benzylic alcohols in compressed carbon dioxide

JQ Wang, LN He, CX Miao

Index: Wang, Jin-Quan; He, Liang-Nian; Miao, Cheng-Xia Green Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 11, # 7 p. 1013 - 1017

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Abstract

The PEG radical from oxidative degradation of polyethylene glycol was first used to initiate the oxidation of benzylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds without the need of a catalyst and/or additive in a viable synthetic, cost-effective and environmentally benign way, in which PEG/O2/CO2 acts as initiator, oxidant and solvent. Compressed CO2 in this study not only provides a safe environment to conduct the oxidation employing molecular oxygen as an ...