Abriefreviewofpara-xyleneoxidationtoterephthalicacidasamodelofprimaryC-Hbondactivation.pdfVIP

Chinese Journal of Catalysis 35 (2014) 1641–1652 催化学报 2014年 第35卷 第10期 |   a v a i l a b l e  a t  w w w . s c i e n c e d i r e c t . c o m   j o u r n a l  h o m e p a g e :  w w w . e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / c h n j c   Review   A brief review of para‐xylene oxidation to terephthalic acid as a model of primary C–H bond activation Nor Aqilah Mohd Fadzil, Mohd Hasbi Ab. Rahim*, Gaanty Pragas Maniam Faculty of Industrial Sciences Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia   A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history:   The oxidation of para‐xylene to terephthalic acid has been commercialised as the AMOCO process Received 20 May 2014 (Co/Mn/Br) that uses a homogeneous catalyst of cobalt and manganese together with a corrosive Accepted 8 July 2014 bromide compound as a promoter. This process is conducted in acidic medium at a high tempera‐ Published 20 October 2014 ture (175–225 °C). Concerns over environmental and safety issues have driven studies to find mild‐ er oxidation reactions of