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Oxidation of benzyl alcohol in liquid phase catalyzed by oxides of nickel

  • Mohammad Ilyas*
  • , Muhammad Saeed
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The oxidation of benzyl alcohol in liquid phase catalyzed by nano sized nickel hydroxide and nickel oxide using water and toluene as solvent was studied. Benzaldehyde and benzoic acid were identified as the reaction products in alkaline aqueous medium, but with the toluene as a solvent benzaldehyde was the only product Influence of different reaction parameters (speed of agitation, reaction period, flow of molecular oxygen and temperature) on the reaction performance was studied. Temkin adsorption model was found to be the best fit to experimental data The reaction was found to be heterogeneous in nature in which catalyst can easily be separated from the reaction mixture hy centrifugation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)526-533
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan
Volume31
Issue number4
StatePublished - Aug 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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