Unexpected Performance of Solid Alkaline Metal Hydroxides in Liquid Phase Oxidation of 1-Phenylethanol

Title: Unexpected Performance of Solid Alkaline Metal Hydroxides in Liquid Phase Oxidation of 1-Phenylethanol

Volume: 3 Issue: 9

Author(s): Kfir Ben-Harush, Adi Wolfson and Moti Herskowitz

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Keywords: Solid base-alkaline metal hydroxide-alcohol oxidation

Abstract: Solis alkaline metal hydroxides displayed activity in alcohol oxidation in non-polar medium. Both organic molecules and molecular oxygen were employed as oxidants. The activity was in order KOH > NaOH LiOH.

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Ben-Harush Kfir, Wolfson Adi and Herskowitz Moti, Unexpected Performance of Solid Alkaline Metal Hydroxides in Liquid Phase Oxidation of 1-Phenylethanol, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2006; 3 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017806778699973