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HRID 2221435Generated: November 1, 2026

Oxygen → Benzoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxygenHCID 977—
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
Reactant4-dodecyloxycarbonyl-N-hydroxyphthalimideHCID 10915765—
ProductBenzoic AcidHCID 2431,440%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 47 mmol of toluene, 0.1 mmol of 4-dodecyloxycarbonyl-N-hydroxyphthalimide and 0.01 mmol of acetylacetonatocobalt(II) was stirred at 100° C. in an atmosphere of oxygen gas (1 atm=0.1 MPa) for 6 hours and thereby yielded 1.44 mmol of benzoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07368615B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_05
ORD IDord-d29535ec3dc3427e9c17a5f3b0ed8a57
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_05