Catalysis Letters, Vol.106, No.3-4, 123-126, 2006
A new oxidation catalyst system using fluorous cobalt(II) species in water-supercritical carbon dioxide (C-H free environment)
Stabilized water droplet dispersed in supercritical carbon dioxide fluid is demonstrated to be an excellent alternative solvent system to acetic acid for air oxidation of a number of alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons using Co(II) species at mild conditions.
Keywords:supercritical carbon dioxide;oxidation;micro-emlusion;alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons;catalysis;selectivity