Selective ring CH bonds activation of toluene over Fe/activated carbon catalyst

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• 作者：Huihui Liu ; Guiying Li ; Changwei Hu
• 关键词：Ring CH bonds activation ; Ortho-selectivity ; Fe/activated carbon ; Cresols
• 刊名：Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：October, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：377
• 期：Complete
• 页码：143-153
• 全文大小：1422 K

文摘

Direct hydroxylation of toluene and related aromatics over Fe/activated carbon catalyst using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant in acetonitrile was studied. The catalysts were characterized by ICP-AES, N₂ adsorption, FTIR, XPS and ion exchange experiment. It was found that iron was anchored on the surface of activated carbon forming iron carboxylate like species acting as active phase for toluene hydroxylation. 13.4 % yield (TOF, 34.4 ¡Á 10^?2 h^?1) and 74.3 % selectivity to cresols were obtained under the optimal conditions, and o-cresol was dominant with 56 % selectivity. The interaction between benzene ring and activated carbon might be responsible for the selective ring CH bonds activation. The ortho-selectivity might be due to the synergetic effect by activated carbon and high-valent iron-oxo species. The structure of the key intermediate for the titled reaction was proposed and confirmed by theoretical modeling using Gaussian 09 program package.