N2O-Free single-pot conversion of cyclohexane to adipic acid catalysed by an iron(II) scorpionate complex

A. P. C. Ribeiro; L. M. D. R. S. Martins; A. J. L. Pombeiro

doi:10.1039/C6GC03208G

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N₂O-Free single-pot conversion of cyclohexane to adipic acid catalysed by an iron(ii) scorpionate complex†

A. P. C. Ribeiro,^a L. M. D. R. S. Martins

*^ab and A. J. L. Pombeiro^a

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^a Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

^b Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Rua Conselheiro Emídio Navarro, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal
E-mail: lmartins@deq.isel.ipl.pt

Abstract

The highly efficient eco-friendly synthesis of adipic acid (96% yield, 98% selectivity, TONs up to 1.8 × 10³) directly from cyclohexane is achieved by using ozone and [FeCl₂{κ³-HC(pz)₃}] (pz = pyrazol-1-yl) in a solvent-, heating-, radiation- and N₂O-free new protocol.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6GC03208G
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 21 Nov 2016
Accepted: 02 Jan 2017
First published: 04 Jan 2017

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Green Chem., 2017,19, 1499-1501

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N₂O-Free single-pot conversion of cyclohexane to adipic acid catalysed by an iron(II) scorpionate complex

A. P. C. Ribeiro, L. M. D. R. S. Martins and A. J. L. Pombeiro, Green Chem., 2017, 19, 1499 DOI: 10.1039/C6GC03208G

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