Two-phase oxidation of toluene derivatives by dioxygen using the 3-cyano-1-decylquinolinium ion as a photocatalyst

Kei Ohkubo, Kensaku Hirose, Shunichi Fukuzumi

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Abstract

The two-phase photocatalytic oxidation of toluene and p-xylene by dioxygen occurred efficiently using 3-cyano-1-decylquinolinium hexafluorophosphate (DeQuCN+PF6-) as an organic photocatalyst. When toluene and p-xylene were used as the solvent with 2% H2O, the oxygenated products were produced in the organic phase and hydrogen peroxide was produced in the aqueous phase at high turnover numbers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41011-41014
Number of pages4
JournalRSC Advances
Volume6
Issue number47
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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