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Cover Feature: Heterogenized C‐Scorpionate Iron(II) Complex on Nanostructured Carbon Materials as Recyclable Catalysts for Microwave‐Assisted Oxidation Reactions (ChemCatChem 8/2018)
Author(s) -
Ribeiro Ana P. C.,
Martins Luísa M. D. R. S.,
Carabineiro Sónia A. C.,
Buijnsters Josephus G.,
Figueiredo José L.,
Pombeiro Armando J. L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201800568
Subject(s) - catalysis , cyclohexane , microwave chemistry , carbon fibers , chemistry , solvent , polymer chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , microwave irradiation , composite number , composite material
The Cover Feature illustrates an Fe‐scorpionate complex immobilized on nanostructured carbon materials as catalyst for the mild microwave‐assisted oxidation of cyclohexane. In their Full Paper, A. P. C. Ribeiro et al. demonstrate that the C‐scorpionate iron(II) complex [FeCl 2 {κ 3 ‐HC(C 3 H 3 N 2 ) 3 }] immobilized on different nanostructured carbon materials leads to highly selective, efficient, fast and reusable catalytic systems. Moreover, [FeCl 2 {κ 3 ‐HC(C 3 H 3 N 2 ) 3 }] supported on functionalized nanodiamonds effectively catalyzes the microwave‐induced solvent‐free oxidation of both primary and secondary alcohols towards the formation of the corresponding aldehydes or ketones, respectively, with yields up to 97 %. The best catalytic results were obtained with the oxidized materials, confirming the importance of surface oxygen groups as anchor sites. More information can be found in the Full Paper by A. P. C. Ribeiro et al. on page 1821 in Issue 8, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201702031).