Hydrogen Peroxide → Benzophenone

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A mixture of 5 mmol of benzhydrol, 0.5 mmol of N-hydroxyphthalimide, 0.0005 mmol of cobalt(II) acetate, and 5 ml of acetonitrile was stirred at 50° C. in an air atmosphere (1 atm) for 24 hours. An iodometric analysis of a reaction mixture revealed that hydrogen peroxide was formed in yield of 16% (selectivity: 89%). Separately, a gas chromatographic analysis of the reaction mixture revealed that the conversion rate from benzhydrol was 18%, and benzophenone was formed in yield of 18%.

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