SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF SUBSTITUTED XYLENES TO TOLUIC ACIDS BY HYPOCHLORITE-RU SYSTEM UNDER PHASE-TRANSFER CONDITIONS

Authors
SASSON Y ALQUNTAR AE ZORAN A
Citation
Y. Sasson et al., SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF SUBSTITUTED XYLENES TO TOLUIC ACIDS BY HYPOCHLORITE-RU SYSTEM UNDER PHASE-TRANSFER CONDITIONS, Chemical communications, (1), 1998, pp. 73-74
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Chemical communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
13597345
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
73 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(1998):1<73:SOOSXT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Instantaneous aqueous extraction of toluic acid salts is the basis for a novel selective process for the oxidation of a single methyl group of various xylenes; aqueous hypochlorite is inert towards methylbenzen es at pH higher than 9.0, however, in the presence of an organic solve nt, a Ru catalyst and a phase transfer agent, rapid oxidation to benzo ic acids is observed at 25 degrees C.