TY - JOUR
T1 - Inorganic compounds and materials as catalysts for oxidations with aqueous hydrogen peroxide
AU - Nardello, Véronique
AU - Aubry, Jean Marie
AU - De Vos, Dirk E.
AU - Neumann, Ronny
AU - Adam, Waldemar
AU - Zhang, Rui
AU - ten Elshof, Johan E.
AU - Witte, Peter T.
AU - Alsters, Paul L.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the European Commission (SUSTOX grant, G1RD-CT-2000-00347) for generous financial support.
PY - 2006/5/17
Y1 - 2006/5/17
N2 - This paper reviews our work on oxidations with aqueous hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by inorganic catalysts devoid of organic ligands. In the first part of the review, the use of the [WZn3(ZnW9O34)2] 12- "sandwich" polyoxometalate as a multi-purpose oxidation catalyst is described. Attention is paid to practical aspects that are of relevance for large-scale, industrial use of this catalyst, such as catalyst preparation, handling, and recycling. Its activity in cyclooctene epoxidation compared to other W-based catalyst systems has been determined under ceteris paribus conditions. The second part of the review deals with homogeneous and heterogeneous inorganic catalysts for "dark" singlet oxygenation, i.e., singlet oxygenation by catalytic disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide into singlet oxygen and water. The industrial advantages of "dark" singlet oxygenation compared to conventional photo-oxidation are described. It is pointed out that the reaction medium and nature of the catalyst strongly influence the selectivity and scope of the method.
AB - This paper reviews our work on oxidations with aqueous hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by inorganic catalysts devoid of organic ligands. In the first part of the review, the use of the [WZn3(ZnW9O34)2] 12- "sandwich" polyoxometalate as a multi-purpose oxidation catalyst is described. Attention is paid to practical aspects that are of relevance for large-scale, industrial use of this catalyst, such as catalyst preparation, handling, and recycling. Its activity in cyclooctene epoxidation compared to other W-based catalyst systems has been determined under ceteris paribus conditions. The second part of the review deals with homogeneous and heterogeneous inorganic catalysts for "dark" singlet oxygenation, i.e., singlet oxygenation by catalytic disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide into singlet oxygen and water. The industrial advantages of "dark" singlet oxygenation compared to conventional photo-oxidation are described. It is pointed out that the reaction medium and nature of the catalyst strongly influence the selectivity and scope of the method.
KW - Epoxidation
KW - Hydrogen peroxide
KW - Singlet oxygen
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U2 - 10.1016/j.molcata.2006.02.052
DO - 10.1016/j.molcata.2006.02.052
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33646582369
VL - 251
SP - 185
EP - 193
JO - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
JF - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
SN - 1381-1169
IS - 1-2
ER -