Co(salen) catalysed oxidation of synthetic lignin-like polymer Co(salen) effects.docVIP

Co(salen)-catalysed oxidation of synthetic lignin-like polymer: Co(salen) effects Xue-Fei Zhou , Jing Liu 1–5 1 1 Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650051, Kunming, China State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, China State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, 210009, Nanjing, 2 3 China State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, 4 China Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle of Ministry of Education, Southwest University of 5 Science and Technology, 621010, Mianyang, China Abstract In this paper, Co(salen) complex, salen = N,N’-bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine, was stu- died as oxygen activator for the catalytic oxidation of a lignin model polymer using water as the solvent, with molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide as the oxidants. The effect of SCIENTIFIC PAPER UDC 544.47:66:547 13 Co(salen) on oxidation was tested by spectroscopic methods (FTIR, C-NMR and GC–MS). The reactions catalysed by Co(salen) included C -alcohol oxidation, C –C side chain clea- α α β vage, demethoxylation, aromatic ring cleavage, and β-O-4 cleavage. In addition to the me- chanistic information obtained, the effect of Co(salen) suggests that Co(salen) can be im- portant for the catalytic oxidation, as it affects the oxidation of lignin model polymer. The reaction performed in the presence of Co(salen) was more efficient than without it. The formation of aldehyde in the catalytic oxidation, as shown by GC–MS, could be identified as the mechanism of oxidative cleavage of the β-O-4 bonds. Hem. Ind. 66 (5) 685–692 (2012) doi: 10.2298/HEMIND120124031Z Keywords: Co(salen); catalytic oxidation; lignin model polymer; Co(salen) effect; FTIR; 13 C-NMR; GC–MS. Available online at the Journ