Partial oxidation of benzene catalysed by heteropolycompounds

Authors
Louis, B Viswanathan, B Iouranov, I Renken, A
Citation
B. Louis et al., Partial oxidation of benzene catalysed by heteropolycompounds, I J CHEM A, 40(8), 2001, pp. 837-840
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY SECTION A-INORGANIC BIO-INORGANIC PHYSICAL THEORETICAL & ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
03764710 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
837 - 840
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-4710(200108)40:8<837:POOBCB>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Vanadium substituted phosphomolybdic acids could hydroxylate benzene with n early 100% selectivity at appreciable conversion levels in the presence of oxidising agents like H2O2 and CH3COOOH. There appears to be a correlation, for the liquid phase, between phenol yield and its rate of formation with vanadium content in the phosphomolybdic acid. Unfortunately, these material s do not show the same activity in gas-phase with N2O as oxidant. Therefore , it has been demonstrated that the high acidity of these solids is not inv olved in the reaction pathway.