A synergistic effect in the combination of H2O2, FeAPO-5 and NaBr for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols

The H2O2/FeAPO-5/NaBr combination has been found to be active in the oxidation of benzyl alcohols. The remarkably different activity results obtained with the H2O2/FeAPO-5/NaBr, the H2O2/FeAPO-5 and the H2O2/NaBr confirm the existence of a strongly synergistic effect in the ternary reaction system of H2O2, FeAPO-5 and NaBr, leading to a significantly enhanced conversion of benzyl alcohols under mild reaction conditions.

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► The oxidation of benzyl alcohols was investigated with three reaction systems.
► Only 5–10% conversions were obtained with the H2O2/FeAPO-5 and the H2O2/NaBr.
► A synergistic effect from the H2O2/FeAPO-5/NaBr leads to 40–80% conversions.
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