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Oxidation of ethylbenzene to styrene oxide in the presence of cellulose‐supported Pd magnetic nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Keshipour Sajjad,
Kalam Khalteh Nastaran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.3485
Subject(s) - ethylbenzene , chemistry , styrene , catalysis , thermogravimetric analysis , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , oxide , palladium , styrene oxide , yield (engineering) , selectivity , nuclear chemistry , nanoparticle , inorganic chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , copolymer , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer , engineering , metallurgy
Palladium and Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were deposited on N ‐(2‐aminoethyl)acetamide‐functionalized cellulose for use in a catalytic reaction. The catalyst was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , thermogravimetric analysis, X‐ray diffraction, energy‐dispersive X‐ray analysis and transmission electron microscopy , and applied in the oxidation reaction of ethylbenzene at 100 °C using H 2 O 2 . Styrene oxide was obtained as the sole product of the oxidation reaction during 24 h. This reaction has some advantages such as one‐pot transformation of ethylbenzene to styrene oxide, high yield, excellent selectivity and magnetically recoverable catalyst. Also, the recovered catalyst could be used in the oxidation reaction four times without decrease in yield. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.