EFFECTS OF SUPPORTS AND PREPARATION METHODS OF HETEROGENIZED FeCl3 CATALYSTS IN THE OXIDATION OF 3,5-DI-TERT-BUTYLCATECHOL IN APROTIC SOLVENTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1982.1097

FeCl3-catalyzed oxidation of 3,5-di-t butylcatechol (DTBC) to 3,5-di-t-butyl-o-benzoquinone (DTBQ) by molecular oxygen in tetrahydrofuran (THF) was significantly promoted by addition of SiO2, γ-Al2O3, and active carbon in situ.Activity of catalysts prepar