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Table 2 The oxidation of different primary alcohols catalysed by (ProH)3[PW12O40]

From: Oxidation of 1-propanol to propionic acid with hydrogen peroxide catalysed by heteropolyoxometalates

Entry

Substrate

Product

Conversion /%

Yield /%

Selectivity /%

1

1-propanol

Propionic acid

87.96

65.62

74.61

2

1-butanol

Butyric acid

85.56

61.38

71.74

3

1-pentanol

Pentanoic acid

82.61

54.03

65.76

4

1-hexanol

Hexanoic acid

80.23

50.87

63.41

5

Benzyl alcohol

Benzyl acid

81.02

63.09

77.87

  1. Reaction conditions: n(substrate) = 10 mmol, n(catalyst) = 0.3 mmol, n(30%H2O2) = 30 mmol, 60 °C, 8 h