Cover Feature: Photochemically Mediated Toluene Oxidation through a Copper Complex (Chem. Eur. J. 46/2023)

Under ambient conditions, toluene can be oxidized selectively to benzaldehyde, an essential compound in the chemical industry. Copper(I) complexes were applied in combination with [Ru(bipy)3](PF6)2 and dioxygen as the oxidant. A peroxido copper complex is formed as the active species. The copper(II)...

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Published inChemistry : a European journal Vol. 29; no. 46
Main Authors Noß, Christian, Göttlich, Richard, Schindler, Siegfried
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 15.08.2023
Subjects
Benzaldehyde
Chemical industry
Chemistry
Copper
Copper compounds
copper peroxido complexes
Oxidants
Oxidation
Oxidizing agents
photooxidation
ruthenium bipyridine
Toluene
toluene oxidation
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Summary:Under ambient conditions, toluene can be oxidized selectively to benzaldehyde, an essential compound in the chemical industry. Copper(I) complexes were applied in combination with [Ru(bipy)3](PF6)2 and dioxygen as the oxidant. A peroxido copper complex is formed as the active species. The copper(II) complex obtained after oxidation can be photochemically reduced to the starting copper(I) species, and the process can be repeated. More information can be found in the Research Article by C. Noß, R. Göttlich, and S. Schindler (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301142).
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.202302078