P−Mo−V heteropoly acids as catalysts for oxidation of 2,6-dialkylphenols to the corresponding 2,6-dialkyl-1,4-benzoquinones by molecular oxygen

Catalytic oxidation of 2,6-dialkylphenol

Catalytic oxidation of 2,6-dialkylphenols to the corresponding 2,6-dialkyl-1,4-benzoquinones by molecular oxygen in the presence of P–Mo–V heteropoly acids

✍ I.G Kolesnik; E.G Zhizhina; K.I Matveev 📂 Article 📅 2000 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 144 KB

A new method for obtaining 2,6-dialkyl-1,4-benzoquinones by oxidation of 2,6-dimethyl and 2,6-ditertbutylphenols by molecular oxygen in a two-phase ''water-organic'' system and in the presence of P-Mo-V heteropoly acids has been proposed.