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Liquid-phase oxidation accompanied by skeletal rearrangement of acetophenone and acetone by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of selenium dioxide |
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| Authors: | Kamlesh J. Shah Sampatraj B. Chandalia |
| Abstract: | Treatment of acetophenone and acetone with hydrogen peroxide in tertiary butanol with selenium dioxide as catalyst gave phenylacetic acid and propionic acid with selectivities of 80% and 97%, respectively. The effects of various process parameters on the reaction rate and selectivity with respect to the acid have been investigated. The reactions were first-order with respect to the substrates. |
| Keywords: | liquid-phase oxidation of acetophenone and acetone selenium dioxide-catalysed oxidation with hydrogen peroxide rearrangement of carbon skeleton synthesis of phenylacetic acid and propionic acid |