Nitroxide radical surfactants enable electrocatalytic oxidation of fatty alcohols in water
Chanaka J. Mudugamuwa, Yuan Xie, Kai Zhang, Thomas P. Nicholls, Justin M. Chalker, Zhongfan Jia
Abstract
TEMPO-functionalized surfactants are developed for the electrocatalytic oxidation of fatty alcohols to corresponding carbonyl compounds in water with up to 93% total conversion.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryAlcohol oxidationNitroxide mediated radical polymerizationOrganic chemistryCatalysisRadical polymerizationPolymerizationPolymerOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsChemical Synthesis and ReactionsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion