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A Janus‐type Heterogeneous Surfactant for Adipic Acid Synthesis
Author(s) -
Vafaeezadeh Majid,
Wilhelm Christian,
Breuninger Paul,
Ernst Stefan,
Antonyuk Sergiy,
Thiel Werner R.
Publication year - 2020
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.202000140
Subject(s) - adipic acid , catalysis , chemistry , hydrogen peroxide , cyclohexene , janus , pulmonary surfactant , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , homogeneous catalysis , ionic liquid , materials science , nanotechnology , biochemistry
A highly water‐dispersible heterogeneous Brønsted acid surfactant was prepared by synthesis of a bi‐functional anisotropic Janus‐type material. The catalyst comprises ionic functionalities on one side and propyl‐SO 3 H groups on the other. The novel material was investigated as a green substitute of a homogeneous acidic phase transfer catalyst (PTC). The activity of the catalyst was investigated for the aqueous‐phase oxidation of cyclohexene to adipic acid with 30 % hydrogen peroxide even in a decagram‐scale. It can also be used for the synthesis of some other carboxylic acid derivatives as well as diethyl phthalate.