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2.3 Selective liquid‐phase oxidation reactions<br />

Cu2(OH)PO4 and Cu4O(PO4)2 were investigated as catalysts in O2 atmosphere at 80 °C for<br />

cyclohexene oxidation [60, 128]. A selectivity to the epoxide around 5 % for cyclohexene was found,<br />

products resulting mainly from allylic oxidation. The reaction proceeded faster with acetonitrile<br />

solvent. EPR investigations proved the presence of ∙OH radicals under reaction conditions. On the<br />

contrary, Cu/Al2O3 synthesized via impregnation was catalytically inactive for the aerobic oxidation of<br />

cyclohexene [49]. Cu catalysts obtained by impregnation feature mainly CuxO particles which might<br />

be responsible for the low activity. Aerobic epoxidation was also investigated with silver as metallic<br />

nanoparticles on a V‐containing polyoxometalate (H5PV2Mo10O40) which itself was supported on α‐<br />

Al2O3 (Table 2‐2, entry 8) [92]. Under the harsh reaction conditions (160 °C) the catalyst deactivated<br />

rapidly. The catalyst epoxidized numerous aliphatic olefins with yields between 5‐66 %. Cyclohexene<br />

was converted with 50 % selectivity (entry 8). No primary allylic oxidation products were found. In<br />

the absence of a catalylst, the conversion was roughly the same, but peroxide formation was not<br />

detected.<br />

Milder conditions are necessary when using peroxides as oxidants; silver‐ion exchanged γ‐ZrP<br />

(Table 2‐2, entry 9) catalyzed cyclohexene oxidation with TBHP in acetonitrile to cyclohexanol [125].<br />

Cu‐modified mesoporous Nb2O5 was used for TBHP‐epoxidation of cyclohexene in ACN [126]. Cu‐<br />

doped Nb2O5 was more active (entry 10) than Cu‐loaded Nb2O5 exhibiting about the same conversion<br />

as unmodified Nb2O5. However, both Cu catalysts showed a high selectivity to cyclohexenone (70‐80<br />

%), the epoxide being only a minor side product (selectivity

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