I. Amrani, A. Atlamsani, Mohamed Dakkach
Sep 1, 2017
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Abstract The heteropolyacids “H 3+ n [PMo 12– n V n O 40 ]·aq” (denoted as HPA- n ; n = 2, 3, 8) catalyse the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids in the presence of dioxygen with very good yields. The effect on the catalytic activity of various parameters such as the precursors, solvent, temperature or catalyst/substrate ratio was examined. The process is particularly selective for linear and aromatic aldehydes. The oxidation of adipaldehyde with dioxygen in mild conditions, in the presence of HPA-2 as a catalyst, leads to the formation of adipic acid together with a significant amount of other byproducts. Thus, several modifications of the catalytic systems have been carried out to improve their selectivity. The effect of cocatalysts was investigated and, among the species tested, complex Ni(acac) 2 was found to be the most efficient yielding 60% of adipic acid.