Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 1086-1092.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60319-3

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Direct hydroxylation of arenes with O2 catalyzed by V@CN catalyst

Yan Li, Bing Li, Ting Chen, Zhicheng Zhou, Jun Wang, Jun Huang   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2015-01-15 Revised:2015-02-16 Online:2015-06-12 Published:2015-07-30
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    This work was supported by the National Natural Science of Foundation of China (21136005), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, 2012AA03A606), and the Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD, 38701001).

Abstract:

A vanadium doped graphitic carbon nitride catalyst has been prepared and used for the direct hydroxylation of arenes with O2. Substituted arenes with electron-withdrawing groups such as CN, NO2, COOH, CF3, and COCH3 were oxygenated to the corresponding phenols in moderate yields. The catalyst also proved applicable for the hydroxylation of aromatic halides (F, Cl, and Br) with O2.

Key words: Hydroxylation, Vanadium, Arene, Oxygen, Graphitic carbon nitride