C12B2Cu2F8H32S4O7 : A Versatile Redox Catalyst Isolated from Autoxidized Cu(CH3CN)4BF4 in Dimethylsulfoxide

Authors

  • Harald Gampp Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel
  • Andreas D. Zuberbühler Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.1978.54

Abstract

The autoxidation product of Cu(CH3CN)4BF4 in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) could be isolated as solid Cu2(O)(DMSO)4(dioxane)(BF4)2, C12B2Cu2F8H32S4O7. The catalytic activity of this product on the oxidation of 2,6-dimethylphenol (1), benzoin (2), and 3,5-di-t-butylcatechol (3) by molecular oxygen was studied. As oxidation products poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) (1a), benzil (2a), and 3,5-di-t-butyl-o-benzoquinone (3a) were isolated in good yields.

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Published

1978-02-28

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (1978): Forschung/Research

Section

Kurze Mitteilungen

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Copyright (c) 1978 Harald Gampp

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H. Gampp, A. D. Zuberbühler, Chimia 1978, 32, 54, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.1978.54.