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Microwave-assisted oxidation of alcohols by hydrogen peroxide catalysed by tetrabutylammonium decatungstate

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This work deals with catalytic activity of tetrabutylammonium decatungstate(VI) in the oxidation of selected alcohols with hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant using 1,2-dichloroethane/water or acetonitrile/water as a solvent system. Different forms of heating were compared. The highest conversions of substrates were achieved in the two phase system acetonitrile/water using microwave irradiation combined with elevated pressure. Finally, optimum parameters for these reactions in a microwave pressurised reactor were established and discussed.

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    Mateusz Galica, Wiktor Kasprzyk, Szczepan Bednarz & Dariusz Bogdał

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Galica, M., Kasprzyk, W., Bednarz, S. et al. Microwave-assisted oxidation of alcohols by hydrogen peroxide catalysed by tetrabutylammonium decatungstate. Chem. Pap. 67, 1240–1244 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-013-0386-9

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