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