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Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols and Amines to Value‐Added Chemicals using Water as the Solvent
Author(s) -
Hazra Susanta,
Malik Ekta,
Nair Abhishek,
Tiwari Vikas,
Dolui Pritam,
Elias Anil J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.202000299
Subject(s) - catalysis , alcohol oxidation , chemistry , solvent , aqueous medium , organic chemistry , organic solvent , organic synthesis , aqueous solution , organic reaction , organic chemicals , environmental chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering
Designing reactions in aqueous media has been one of the major challenges in modern organic synthesis, especially to avoid the use of large amounts of organic solvents whose disposal is a matter of grave concern from an environmental perspective. The oxidation of alcohols and amines is an essential and important step in the synthesis of many valuable products including polymers and pharmaceuticals. In recent times, there has been a surge in the use of water as a solvent in many organic reactions. This review focuses specifically on the oxidation reactions of alcohols and amines carried out in water media using transition metal catalysts, metal‐free catalysts and photocatalysts.