Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1981, 46, 2455-2465
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19812455
Oxidation of benzaldehyde by dioxygen. Photoinitiated reaction
Stanislav Luňák, Pavel Lederer, Pavel Stopka and Josef Vepřek-Šiška
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 160 00 Prague 6
Abstract
The photoinitiated oxidation of benzaldehyde is catalyzed by traces of transition metal ions. The photocatalytic effects of transition metals are explained in terms of the formation of their unstable oxidation states which act as catalysts of the thermal oxidation. The reaction catalyzed by Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions is discussed in detail.
