Abstract
A method for safe and scalable aerobic alcohol oxidation using 2-azaadamantan-2-ol (AZADOL), an azaadamantane-type hydroxylamine catalyst, with a NO x cocatalyst in a conventional batch reactor has been developed. The use of 2 mol % AZADOL and 10 mol % NaNO 2 was determined to promote aerobic alcohol oxidation quantitatively within a reasonable time (8 h). Safety is ensured by controlling the reaction temperature below the flash point of the acetic acid solvent. The robustness of the developed method is demonstrated by the 500 g scale oxidation of diacetone fructose into Shi's catalyst for asymmetric epoxidation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 571-577 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Organic Process Research and Development |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Apr 19 |
Keywords
- aerobic oxidation
- alcohol oxidation
- hydroxylamine
- nitroxyl radical
- NO
- oxoammonium