Aerobic Oxidation of 9H-Fluorenes to 9-Fluorenones using
Mono-/Multilayer Graphene-Supported Alkaline Catalyst

Xin Zhang; Xuan Ji; Ruifei Su; Brandon Weeks; Zhao Zhang; Songlu Deng

Aerobic Oxidation of 9H-Fluorenes to 9-Fluorenones using Mono-/Multilayer Graphene-Supported Alkaline Catalyst

Xin Zhang, Xuan Ji, Ruifei Su, Brandon Weeks, Zhao Zhang, Songlu Deng

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Abstract

The synthesis of 9-fluorenone derivatives has been achieved in high yield and with high purity by aerobic oxidation of 9H-fluorenes at room temperature in the presence of a graphene-supported KOH composite that acts as a catalyst in N,N-dimethylformamide. The new protocol involves very simple work-up procedures, and the solvent and the catalyst can be recycled and reused. A scaled-up preparative study employing this method was also conducted and showed its advantages of being both cost-effective and environmentally friendly, and has potential for application in industrial processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	703-711
Journal	ChemPlusChem
State	Published - Jul 2013

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