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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Chem.
Sec. Molecular Liquids
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1416825
This article is part of the Research Topic Intermolecular Interaction Studies in Binary and Higher Order Liquid Mixtures, Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) Based Systems View all articles

Selective and Fast Oxidation of Alcohol to aldehyde Using Novel Catalytic Deep Eutectic

Provisionally accepted
Bahareh Chalaki Bahareh Chalaki 1,2Najmedin Azizi Najmedin Azizi 3*Zohreh Mirjafary Zohreh Mirjafary 2Hamid Saeidian Hamid Saeidian 2
  • 1 Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
  • 2 Science and Research Branch. Islamic Azad University, tehran, Iran
  • 3 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center, Tehran, Iran

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    The study described the catalytic application of novel deep eutectic solvent-based surfactant (DES surfactant) for the selective and fast oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes. The readily accessible DES surfactants (FeCl3/BHDC) was prepared using inexpensive ferric chloride (FeCl3) and benzyl hexadecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride in a simple manner. The synthesized FeCl3/BHDC was characterized using various techniques, including, FTIR spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to determine its structure. The catalytic activity of FeCl3/BHDC in the selective oxidation of various alcohols to corresponding aldehyde derivative was investigated. The results showed the reaction could be completed within very short reaction times ranging from 2 to 15 minutes, while achieving good to excellent yields. This protocol offers a facile strategy and excellent efficiency in selectively oxidizing various alcohol derivatives to their respective aldehydes and ketones, utilizing hydrogen peroxide in the presence of catalytic DES surfactant.

    Keywords: Deep Eutectic Solvent-based Surfactants, Ferric chloride, Benzyl Hexadecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride, Aldehyde, Selective oxidation, Hydrogen Peroxide

    Received: 13 Apr 2024; Accepted: 09 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chalaki, Azizi, Mirjafary and Saeidian. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Najmedin Azizi, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center, Tehran, Iran

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