Efficient Syntheses of Biobased Terephthalic Acid, <i>p</i>-Toluic Acid, and <i>p</i>-Methylacetophenone via One-Pot Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Monoterpene Derived Bio-<i>p</i>-cymene
Joshua D. Tibbetts, Danilo Russo, Alexei A. Lapkin, Steven D. Bull
Abstract
-toluic acid, and bio-TA (and hence bio-polyethylene terephthalate) as part of a terpene based biorefinery.
Topics & Concepts
Terephthalic acidChemistryCatalysisYield (engineering)Acetic acidLimoneneOrganic chemistryRadicalNuclear chemistryMedicinal chemistryMaterials scienceFood scienceEssential oilPolyesterMetallurgyOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalysis for Biomass ConversionPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications