Recent Development of Catalytic Materials for Ethylbenzene Oxidation

Table 1

Homogeneous catalysts in ethylbenzene oxidation.

Catalysts	Reaction conditions				Major products	Conversion (%)	Selectivity (%)	Ref.
	Oxidant	Solvent	Temperature (°C)	Reaction time (hour)
1-Glycyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride-copper (II) complex	2 mmol NaClO	Solvent free	25	10	Acetophenone	85	85	[37]
CrO3/CeSO4	H5IO6	Acetonitrile	30	1	Acetophenone	100	49	[38]
CrO3	Ce(SO4)2	Acetic acid	50	5	Acetophenone	100	61	[39]
1,4-dichloro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo [2] octane bis-chloride	—	Water	40	10	Acetophenone	—	95	[40]
Mixed valent dirhodium(II,III) tetrakis(caprolactamate)	TBHP and dichloroethane	—	40	16	Acetophenone	42	20	[41]
48% HBr & 30% H2O2	H2O2	Dichloromethane	30	12	Acetophenone	95	75	[42]
Cobalt(II) phthalocyanine	Oxygen	Ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl-midazoliumbromide	100	7	Acetophenone	—	77	[43]