Bm. Choudary et al., HYDROTALCITE-LIKE COMPOUNDS FOR LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION OF BENZYLIC HYDROCARBONS, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 36(3), 1997, pp. 278-280
Hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlcs - The homogeneously dispersed dispe
rsed mixed metallic oxides) have been devised and used for the liquid-
phase oxidation of benzylic hydrocarbons for the first time, as an alt
ernative to the heterogeneously dispersed mixed oxides and supported m
etal catalysts, as an exploratory work. HTlcs such as calcined ZnCrCO3
, NiAlCO3, CuZnAlCO3 and MgAlCO3 (hydrotalcite) have been used in our
studies and ZnCrCO3 system is the best, both in terms of turnover numb
er and conversion.