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biphasic oxidation; ionic liquids; alcohols; molecular oxygen; ruthenium catalysts Um sistema catalítico simples ... Sodium hydroxide (1.173 mg, 29.32 mmol) dissolved in water (10 mL) was added to the ...

Nevertheless, chlorine radicals are not readily available due to unfavorable chloride-to-chlorine oxidation (Eo=1.36 V vs. NHE). Methods such as the photolysis of Cl 2 or photoinduced ligand-to ...

Sodium, Potassium and zinc have all been promising contenders for lithium’s place in rechargeable batteries of the future, but researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have added an ...

Combining redox mediators with photo- and/or electro-active materials is a promising platform for synthesizing higher value products from biomass feedstocks. In this talk, I will highlight several ...

The catalyst exhibited an outstanding performance for the oxidation of various benzyl alcohols and aliphatic alcohols ... equipped with a condenser and connected to an anhydrous calcium chloride tube, ...

Two representative examples are the oxidation of alcohols and alkanes, that are substrates of industrial interest ... a two-step procedure has been developed: In the first step, gold chloride was ...