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Title Oxovanadium (IV) complexes as homogenous catalyst-aerobic epoxidation of olefins
Type JournalPaper
Keywords Aerobic selective oxidation; Selective epoxidation; Catalytic oxidation of olefins; Vanadyl tetradentate Schiff base complexes; Oxovanadium(IV) complexes
Abstract The novel N2O2 unsymmetrical tetradentate Schiff bases complexes are used as catalysts for the selective aerobic oxidation of cyclohexene. In general, conversion percentages decrease with increasing DEp and decreasing E00 redox. Catalytic activity increases with decrease of the number of electron-donating groups and the catalytic selectivity varies according to the types of substituents in the ligands. The catalytic system described here is an inexpensive method for selective oxidation of olefins, with advantages of high activity, selectivity, re-usability and short reaction times. Analysing GC and redox potential results shows a moderate correlation between selectivity and activity.
Researchers Abdollah Salimi (Fourth Researcher), Ali Hossien Sarvestani (Third Researcher), Mohammad Davar Boghaei (Second Researcher), Sajjad Mohebbi (First Researcher)