A "Green" Route to Adipic Acid: Direct Oxidation of Cyclohexenes with 30 Percent Hydrogen Peroxide

Currently, the industrial production of adipic acid uses nitric acid oxidation of cyclohexanol or a cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone mixture. The nitrous oxide emission from this process measurably contributes to global warming and ozone depletion. Therefore, the development of an adipic acid production p...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1998-09, Vol.281 (5383), p.1646-1647
Main Authors: Sato, Kazuhiko, Aoki, Masao, Noyori, Ryoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipic acid
Alcohols
Carboxylic acids
Catalysis
Catalytic reactions
Chemicals industries
Chemistry
Climate
Cyclohexenes
Environmental aspects
Epoxidation
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Greenhouse gases
Heptanoic acids
Hydrogen
Inhalants
Oxidation
Peroxides
Pollutant emissions
Prevention
Synthetic fibers industry
Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry
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Summary:Currently, the industrial production of adipic acid uses nitric acid oxidation of cyclohexanol or a cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone mixture. The nitrous oxide emission from this process measurably contributes to global warming and ozone depletion. Therefore, the development of an adipic acid production process that is less damaging to the environment is an important subject in chemical research. Cyclohexene can now be oxidized directly to colorless crystalline adipic acid with aqueous 30 percent hydrogen peroxide under organic solvent- and halide-free conditions, which could provide an ideal solution to this serious problem.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.281.5383.1646