P-Toluic Acid → Carbon Dioxide

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The reaction was conducted in the same manner as in Example 16 except that Ru(acac)3 was used instead of ruthenium chloride as a catalyst starting material. Consequently, the conversion of p-toluic acid was 95%, and the selectivity for terephthalic acid relative to p-toluic acid reacted was 76%. As the other products, carbon dioxide and 4-carboxybenzaldehyde were formed in the selectivities of 17%, and 2.2% respectively.

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