Dysprosium-doped zinc tungstate nanospheres as highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts in green oxidation of terpenic alcohols with hydrogen peroxide
Daniel Carreira Batalha, Kellen Cristina Mesquita Borges, Rosana de Fátima Gonçalves, Murillo Henrique de Matos Rodrigues, Mário Godinho, Humberto V. Fajardo, Carlos Giovani Oliveira Bruziquesi, Márcio José da Silva
Abstract
Dysprosium-doped zinc tungstate nanospheres efficiently catalyzed the epoxidation of terpenic alcohols using hydrogen peroxide, an inexpensive and environmentally benign oxidant.
Topics & Concepts
TungstateChemistryDysprosiumHydrogen peroxideZincCatalysisInorganic chemistryAlcohol oxidationOrganic chemistryPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsChemical Synthesis and Reactions