| Abstract |
A novel eco-friendly KA oil synthesis at room temperature (up to 25\% yield) via solvent-free cyclohexane oxidation using Sn1-xCoxO2-delta (x = 0, 0.01 or 0.05) nanoparticles as catalyst (TON up to 2 x 10(3)) is here reported. These nanoparticles are the first SnO2-based material able to catalyze the oxidation of alkanes. The most active nanocatalyst was the Sn0.95Co0.05O2-delta, allowing an easy recovery and reuse, at least for five consecutive cycles, maintaining high selectivity concomitant with 92\% of its initial activity. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V. |
