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Liquid‐phase oxidation accompanied by skeletal rearrangement of acetophenone and acetone by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of selenium dioxide
Author(s) -
Shah Kamlesh J.,
Chandalia Sampatraj B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.280570408
Subject(s) - acetophenone , chemistry , hydrogen peroxide , phenylacetic acid , acetone , selenium , catalysis , selectivity , butanol , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , photochemistry , ethanol
Treatment of acetophenone and acetone with hydrogen peroxide in tertiary butanol with selenium dioxide as catalyst gave phenylacetic acid and propionic acid with selectivities of 80% and 97%, respectively. The effects of various process parameters on the reaction rate and selectivity with respect to the acid have been investigated. The reactions were first‐order with respect to the substrates.