Facile Synthesis of Copper Containing Ordered Mesoporous Polymers via Aqueous Coordination Self-Assembly for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols

Excellent Eco-friendly Selective Alcohols Oxidation by an Acid Functionalized Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquid

Aims:

A green route for the oxidation of alcohols to corresponding carbonyl compounds in room temperature ionic liquid ([CEMIM]BH4) was developed by using hydrogen peroxide as the oxygen source. In aqueous solution at room temperature, 0.2 mol% of ([CEMIM]BH4) showed excellent catalytic properties for selective oxidation of aromatic and aliphatic alcohols

Background:

One of the vital reactions in organic synthesis is the oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds. In particular, the conversion of primary alcohols to aldehydes has received a variety of applications as they are used as intermediates in fine chemicals mostly for the perfume industry.

Objective:

In the present work, we have reported an effective green route for the selective oxidation of alcohols to the carbonyl compounds using peroxide in an ionic liquid 1-carboxyethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium tetrahydroborate ([CEMIM]BH4)

Methods::

A mixture of alcohol (2 mmol), ([CEMIM]BH4) (0.2 mol%), H2O2 (2 mmol) were stirred thoroughly with the help of a magnetic stirrer for 10 min at ambient temperature

Results:

The catalytic activity of ([CEMIM]BH4) is very effective, which reflects its good solvating nature during the oxidation.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the series of experiments described represents a useful method for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to carbonyl compounds at room temperature. The catalyst can be easily prepared and is therefore extremely cost-effective. The rapid reaction times for the substrates mean a large number of materials may be screened in parallel over a short period of time.

A green approach for aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols catalysed by CuI–Y zeolite/TEMPO in ethanol without additional additives

Cu^I–Y zeolite catalysts, which are robust and recyclable, assisted by TEMPO catalyses quantitatively the aerobic oxidation of a wide range of benzylic alcohols into aldehydes in ethanol under mild conditions without additional additives.