Single-step benzene hydroxylation by cobalt(<scp>ii</scp>) catalysts <i>via</i> a cobalt(<scp>iii</scp>)-hydroperoxo intermediate

Karunanithi Anandababu, Sethuraman Muthuramalingam, Marappan Velusamy, Ramasamy Mayilmurugan

Catalysis Science & Technology · 2020 · 31 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

Cobalt(<sc>ii</sc>) complexes reported as efficient and selective catalysts for single-step phenol formation from benzene using H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. The catalysis proceeds likely <italic>via</italic> cobalt(<sc>iii</sc>)-hydroperoxo species.

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