Catalysis Letters, Vol.65, No.4, 181-183, 2000
Direct liquid-phase side-chain oxidation of alkylbenzenes over [Pd(phen)(OAc)(2)] catalyst
Only the side-chain oxidation of alkylbenzenes (R-C6H3-R'-R''; R=H, Me, Et, Pr-i; R' =H, Me; and R'' =H, Me) by oxygen (35-50 atm, 200)C degrees is promoted in the presence of [Pd(phen)(OAc)(2)].
Keywords:alkylbenzene;toluene;ethylbenzene;xylene;mesitylene;p-ethyltoluene;cumene;p-cymene;oxidation;palladium;1,10-phenanthroline