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- Title
Studies on Catalytic Side-Chain Oxidation of Nitroaromatics to Aldehydes with Oxygen.
- Authors
Wei, Yunyang; Cai, Minmin; Lu, Chunxu
- Abstract
The side-chain oxidation of 2-nitrotoluene in liquid phase in the presence of catalytic amount of manganese sulfate and stoichiometric amount of potassium hydroxide with oxygen was studied. In the most favorable conditions, over 80% of conversion of 2-nitrotoluene and 50% of selectivity to 2-nitrobenzaldehyde was achieved. Effects of the reaction parameters on the conversion of the reactant and the selectivity of the product were examined. These results, together with EPR spectroscopic study, show that a benzyl anion was formed in the early stage of the reaction, which was then converted to the final product via a free radical mechanism.
- Subjects
OXIDATION; NITROAROMATIC compounds; ALDEHYDES; OXYGEN; NITROTOLUENE; MANGANOUS sulfate
- Publication
Catalysis Letters, 2003, Vol 90, Issue 1/2, p81
- ISSN
1011-372X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1025824528577