Zinc polyoxometalate on activated carbon: An efficient catalyst for selective oxidation of alcohols with hydrogen peroxide

Abstract

[PW11ZnO39]5- was immobilized on activated carbon and characterized using Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller and elemental analysis techniques. Effective oxidation of various alcohols with hydrogen peroxide was performed in the presence of this catalyst. Easy separation of the catalyst from the reaction mixture, cheapness, high activity and selectivity, stability as well as retained activity in subsequent catalytic cycles make this supported catalyst suitable for small-scale synthesis. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.