Molecules 2008, 13(4), 948-957; doi:10.3390/molecules13040948
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CuO and Ag2O/CuO Catalyzed Oxidation of Aldehydes to the Corresponding Carboxylic Acids by Molecular Oxygen

Qingyong Tian, Daxin Shi and Yaowu Sha* email
The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 6 April 2008; in revised form: 17 April 2008 / Accepted: 17 April 2008 / Published: 21 April 2008
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Abstract: Furfural was oxidized to furoic acid by molecular oxygen under catalysis by 150nm-sized Ag2O/CuO (92%) or simply CuO (86.6%). When 30 nm-size catalyst was used,the main product was a furfural Diels-Alder adduct. Detailed reaction conditions andregeneration of catalysts were investigated. Under optimal conditions, a series of aromaticand aliphatic aldehydes were oxidized to the corresponding acids in good yields.
Keywords: CuO; Ag2O/CuO; catalyzed oxidation.

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Tian, Q.; Shi, D.; Sha, Y. CuO and Ag2O/CuO Catalyzed Oxidation of Aldehydes to the Corresponding Carboxylic Acids by Molecular Oxygen. Molecules 2008, 13, 948-957.

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Tian Q, Shi D, Sha Y. CuO and Ag2O/CuO Catalyzed Oxidation of Aldehydes to the Corresponding Carboxylic Acids by Molecular Oxygen. Molecules. 2008; 13(4):948-957.

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Tian, Qingyong; Shi, Daxin; Sha, Yaowu. 2008. "CuO and Ag2O/CuO Catalyzed Oxidation of Aldehydes to the Corresponding Carboxylic Acids by Molecular Oxygen." Molecules 13, no. 4: 948-957.

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