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How the Content of Protons and Vanadium Affects the Activity of H3+nPMo12-nVnO40 (n = 0, 1, 2, or 3) Catalysts on the Oxidative Esterification of Benzaldehyde with Hydrogen Peroxide

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In this work, the activity of various Brønsted acid catalysts (i.e., Vanadium-doped phosphomolybdic acids, sulfuric and phosphoric acids) was assessed in one-pot reactions of oxidative esterification of benzaldehyde with hydrogen peroxide and alkyl alcohols. A series of Keggin heteropolyacids with general formulae H3+nPMo12-nVnO40 (n = 0, 1, 2, or 3) was synthesized aiming to evaluate the impacts of protons and Vanadium loading in the conversion and selectivity of benzaldehyde oxidation. Among the catalysts assessed, the H5PMo10V2O40 was the most active and selective. The highest activity was assigned to the suitable proportion between Lewis (V+5+) and Brønsted (H+) active sites present in the disubstituted catalyst. A Vanadium doping at an adequate level increases its potential redox and accelerate the redox step where the catalyst participates. The effects of main reaction parameters, such as alcohol, concentration and type of catalyst, temperature and oxidant load were investigated.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from CNPq and FAPEMIG (Brasil). This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.

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    Márcio José da Silva

  2. Chemistry Department, Science, and Technology of Minas Gerais, Federal Institute of Education, São João Evangelista, Minas Gerais, 39705-000, Brazil

    Claudio Junior Andrade Ribeiro

  3. Chemistry Department, Pedagogic University of Mozambique, FCNM, Campus de Lhanguene, Av. de Moçambique, km 1, C.P.: 4040, Maputo, Mozambique

    Castelo Bandane Vilanculo

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da Silva, M.J., Ribeiro, C.J.A. & Vilanculo, C.B. How the Content of Protons and Vanadium Affects the Activity of H3+nPMo12-nVnO40 (n = 0, 1, 2, or 3) Catalysts on the Oxidative Esterification of Benzaldehyde with Hydrogen Peroxide. Catal Lett 153, 2045–2056 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-022-04132-x

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