Recent advances in the heterogeneously catalysed aerobic selective oxidation of alcohols

✍ Scribed by C. Prabhakaran Vinod; Karen Wilson; Adam F. Lee

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 506 KB
• Volume: 86
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0268-2575
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2504

✦ Synopsis

The heterogeneously catalysed selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols is an important tool for the synthesis of valuable chemical intermediates and a hot topic within both academic and industrial arenas. In this mini-review, selected aspects of catalyst formulation, process operating conditions, and progress in identifying the active sites and surface reaction mechanisms notably through the application of synchrotron radiation, are highlighted.