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N-oxidation of pyridines by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of TS-1

  • Denis J. Robinson
  • , Paul McMorn
  • , Donald Bethell
  • , Philip C. Bulman Page
  • , C. Sly
  • , Frank King
  • , Frederick E. Hancock
  • , G. J. Hutchings

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    Abstract

    In the production of aromatic N-oxides using the oxidation of N-containing heterocyclic aromatic substrates with H2O2 as oxidant, the non-catalysed homogeneous oxidation is found to play an important part in the overall reaction. In addition, when TS-1 is used as a catalyst, there are many potential competitive interactions between the catalyst, the reactants and the products, which limit the effectiveness of the catalyst. It is concluded that the use of TS-1 and other microporous catalysts for the heterogeneous N-oxidation of pyridine and substituted pyridines needs to be interpreted with caution.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)233-234
    Number of pages2
    JournalCatalysis Letters
    Volume72
    Issue number3-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Keywords

    • CATALYSTS
    • N-oxidation of pyridine
    • catalysis
    • uncatalysed oxygen transfer
    • hydrogen peroxide
    • TS-1
    • heterogeneous

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