Synthesis and characterization of copper(ii) complexes with multidentate ligands as catalysts for the direct hydroxylation of benzene to phenol

Li Wu, Wei Zhong, Beibei Xu, Zhenhong Wei, Xiaoming Liu
2015 Dalton Transactions  
Like iron(iii) complexes, copper(ii) complexes catalyse the direct hydroxylation of benzene to phenol with H2O2 as the oxidant and their catalytic efficiency correlates with the reduction potentials of the copper(ii) complexes.
doi:10.1039/c5dt00575b pmid:25828048 fatcat:2s3j3mbadrg65lmkexpkyaeczq