MECHANISM OF BIOMIMETIC OXIDATION OF CYCLOHEXANE TO CYCLOHEXANONE BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

The process of gas-phase oxidation of cyclohexane was studied in the presence of a heterogeneous biomimetic catalyst (per-FTPhPFe(III)OH/Al2O3), at 130–2500C, in which high yields of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol were obtained up to 25.2% with a selectivity of ~80% at a cyclohexane conversion of 34%. The mechanism of the conversion of cyclohexane to cyclohexanone has been studied in detail, and the coherently synchronized character of the reaction proceeding is shown

Magnetic Nanoparticles with Dual Surface Functions—Efficient Carriers for Metalloporphyrin-Catalyzed Drug Metabolite Synthesis in Batch and Continuous-Flow Reactors

The dual functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles with inert (methyl) and reactive (aminopropyl) groups enables efficient immobilization of synthetic metalloporphyrins (such as 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl)iron(II) porphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl)iron(II) porphyrin) via covalent or ionic interactions. The proportion of reactive function on the surface has significant effect on the biomimetic activity of metalloporphyrins. The optimized magnetic nanocatalyst containing porphyrin was successfully applied for biomimetic oxidation of antihypertensive drug Amlodipine in batch and continuous-flow reactors as well.