Highly efficient C(CO)–C(alkyl) bond cleavage in ketones to access esters over ultrathin N-doped carbon nanosheets
Manli Hua, Jinliang Song, Xin Huang, Honglei Fan, Tianbin Wu, Qinglei Meng, Zhanrong Zhang, Buxing Han
Abstract
Ultrathin and metal-free N-doped carbon nanosheets showed high activity and selectivity for oxidative esterification of ketones via C(CO)–C bond cleavage to access methyl esters.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisKetoneChemistryBond cleavageAlkylPyrolysisMetalCarbon fibersCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceComposite numberComposite materialCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions