Efficient production of adipic acid from 2-methoxycyclohexanone by aerobic oxidation with a phosphotungstic acid catalyst
Kosuke Hatakeyama, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura, Keiichi Tomishige
Abstract
A stable H<sub>3</sub>PW<sub>12</sub>O<sub>40</sub> catalyst can selectively convert 2-methoxycyclohexanone to adipic acid and methanol with O<sub>2</sub> as an oxidant in water.
Topics & Concepts
Phosphotungstic acidAdipic acidCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistrySolid acidPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalysis for Biomass Conversion