Polymer-bound 2,2'-bipyridine cobalt complexes PSBPY-Co, PSBPY-Co-bipy, PSB
PY-Co-oxine, and PSBPY-Co-phen (where PSBPY: polystyrene bound-2,2'-bipyrid
ine; bipy: 2,2'-bipyridine; phen: 1,10-phenanthroline) were synthesized and
investigated by IR, X-ray photoelectric spectroscopy, thermogravimetry-dif
ferential thermal analysis, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spec
trometry, and elemental analysis. The complexes mere found to be catalysts
for the oxidation of alkylbenzenes and cyclohexene in the presence of molec
ular oxygen in the absence of solvent. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.