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Green Chemistry

The mechanism of the oxidation of benzyl alcohol by iron(III)nitrate: conventional versus microwave heating

Mark H. C. L. Dressen,a   Jelle E. Stumpel,a   Bastiaan H. P. van de Kruijs,a   Jan Meuldijk,b   Jef A. J. M. Vekemansa  and  Lumbertus A. Hulshof*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Applied Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
E-mail: L.A.Hulshof@tue.nl.

b Process Development Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

c DSM Research, PO Box 18, Geleen, The Netherlands

Abstract

The mechanism of the oxidation of benzyl alcohol with iron(III)nitrate nonahydrate under conventional and under microwave heating conditions has been investigated and the reaction conditions have been optimized. A series of redox reactions leads to the formation of benzaldehyde and other products. Direct comparison between conventional and microwave heating revealed identical conversions profiles. Mastering the microwave induced heat, absence of a real microwave effect and byproduct formation are the major factors to advise a traditional batch-wise way of process development to a larger scale.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B813030B
Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Aug 2008
Accepted
14 Oct 2008
First published
11 Nov 2008

Green Chem., 2009,11, 60-64

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The mechanism of the oxidation of benzyl alcohol by iron(III)nitrate: conventional versus microwave heating

M. H. C. L. Dressen, J. E. Stumpel, B. H. P. van de Kruijs, J. Meuldijk, J. A. J. M. Vekemans and L. A. Hulshof, Green Chem., 2009, 11, 60 DOI: 10.1039/B813030B

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