Molecules (Nov 2021)

Co-N-Si/AC Catalyst for Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols to Esters under Mild Conditions

  • Changjian Zhou,
  • Rong Sun,
  • Yuting Zhang,
  • Biao Xiong,
  • Hui Dai,
  • Yong Dai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26226792
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 22
p. 6792

Abstract

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A stable, earth-abundant, reusable cobalt-based heterogeneous catalyst is developed for the oxidative esterification of alcohols under ambient conditions, featuring broad substrate scope, providing good to excellent product yields. This protocol enables easy recyclability of the catalyst, measured up to five times without significant loss of efficiency. The active sites of Co-N-Si/AC are proposed to be Co-N species.

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