Magnetic core–shell Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@Cu<sub>2</sub>O and Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@Cu<sub>2</sub>O–Cu materials as catalysts for aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols assisted by TEMPO and <i>N</i>-methylimidazole
Binyu Xu, Samuthirarajan Senthilkumar, Wei Zhong, Zhongquan Shen, Chunxin Lü, Xiaoming Liu
Abstract
Robust core–shell magnetic materials catalyse quantitatively the aerobic oxidation of a wide range of benzylic alcohols into corresponding aldehydes at room temperature showing excellent tolerance towards the substituents on the phenyl ring.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCopperEthylene glycolNanomaterialsAlcohol oxidationNanoparticleAmine gas treatingChemistryMaterials scienceMagnetic nanoparticlesChemical engineeringNuclear chemistryInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryEngineeringOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAlkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology