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Selective Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyl Compounds and Carboxylic Acids with Platinum Group Metal Catalysts
Author(s) -
Anderson Ross,
Griffin Ken,
Johnston Peter,
Alsters Paul L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.200390060
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , selectivity , aldehyde , platinum , organic chemistry , alcohol , platinum group , alcohol oxidation , solvent , metal , octanol , carboxylic acid , combinatorial chemistry , partition coefficient
The use of platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts for the selective oxidation of various primary and secondary alcohols under mild conditions is described. High throughput screening (HTS) techniques have been used to identify trends in catalyst activity and product selectivity. Using air as oxidant and water as solvent 5% Pt, 1% Bi/C has been identified as an efficient catalyst for the transformation of 2‐octanol to 2‐octanone and 1‐octanol to octanoic acid. To improve aldehyde selectivity the promotion of Pt/Al 2 O 3 and Ru/C catalysts has been investigated. The use of H 2 O 2 as oxidant has been demonstrated as a suitable alternative to air.