Synlett 2013; 24(17): 2282-2286
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339673
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Heterogeneous Transition-Metal-Free Alcohol Oxidation by Graphene Oxide Supported Iodoxybenzoic Acid in Water

Yo-Han Kim
a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   Email: yslee@snu.ac.kr
,
Hyung-Seok Jang
a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   Email: yslee@snu.ac.kr
,
Young-O Kim
a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   Email: yslee@snu.ac.kr
,
So-Dam Ahn
a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   Email: yslee@snu.ac.kr
,
Sewon Yeo
a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   Email: yslee@snu.ac.kr
,
Sang-Myung Lee*
b   Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 200-701, Republic of Korea   Fax: +82(2)8769625   Email: sangmyung@kangwon.ac.kr
,
Yoon-Sik Lee*
a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   Email: yslee@snu.ac.kr
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Publication History

Received: 18 June 2013

Accepted after revision: 01 August 2013

Publication Date:
04 October 2013 (online)


Abstract

The metal-free oxidation of organic compounds is one of the most demanding reactions in chemical industries. As such, iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) is an attractive reagent due to its metal-free oxidative activity. To apply IBX for the alcohol oxidation in water, IBX was immobilized on graphene oxide (GO). GO-supported IBX reagent exhibited excellent performance for alcohol oxidation reaction in water with greater than 90% selectivity. It could be reused without significant loss of oxidative activity.

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