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Separation of Aldehydes and Reactive Ketones from Mixtures Using a Bisulfite Extraction Protocol
Published on: April 2, 2018
Selective and fast oxidation of alcohol to aldehyde using novel catalytic deep eutectic solvent surfactants
Bahareh Shokr Chalaki1, Najmedin Azizi2, Zohreh Mirjafary1
1Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Deep eutectic solvent (DES) has been considered as a useful catalyst and reaction medium for various organic transformations. Herein, we report the catalytic application of novel deep eutectic solvent- based surfactant (DES surfactant) for the selective and fast oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes. The readily accessible DES surfactants (FeCl3/BHDC) was prepared using inexpensive ferric chloride (FeCl3) and benzyl hexadecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride in a simple manner. The synthesized FeCl3/BHDC was characterized using various techniques, including, FTIR spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy- dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to determine its structure. The catalytic activity of FeCl3/BHDC in the selective oxidation of various alcohols to corresponding aldehyde derivative was investigated. The results showed the reaction could be completed within very short reaction times ranging from 2 to 15 min, while achieving good to excellent yields. This protocol offers a facile strategy and excellent efficiency in selectively oxidizing various alcohol derivatives to their respective aldehydes and ketones, utilizing hydrogen peroxide in the presence of catalytic DES surfactant.
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