Liquid phase selective oxidation of diphenylmethane to benzophenone over ternary hydrotalcites with tert-butylhydroperoxide

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Dasari Kishore (Author) FEUP; Alírio E. Rodrigues (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Catalysis Communications

Pages: 1212-1215

ISSN: 1566-7367

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Chemical engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

Other information

DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2009.01.023

Abstract (EN): Selective oxidation of diphenylmethane to benzophenone was carried out over M–MgAl ternary hydrotalcites, where M is Cu, Co or Fe, using tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) as an oxidant. Influence of various reaction parameters, such as reaction temperature, reaction time, substrate: catalyst mass ratio, substrate: oxidant mole ratio and nature of solvent on the activity and selectivity for the desired reaction were evaluated. Among the catalysts studied CuMgAl-13 showed a maximum diphenylmethane conversion of 95% with 100% selectivity towards benzophenone, at 65 oC/24 h with TBHP as an oxidant and acetonitrile as a solvent. Redox metal species present in the hydrotalcite structure were thought to be the active centers involved and a reaction mechanism involving free radicals was proposed.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific