Investigation of the Wacker Process in Formamide Microemulsions: Oxidation of Various Olefins Catalysed by Palladium Chloride PDF

Keywords

ketones, formamide microemulsions, olefins

Abstract

Formamide microemulsions, largely studied in this laboratory, have been used as reaction media for the oxidation of olefins to carbonyl compounds with palladium (II) chloride, better known as the Wacker process. This reaction is generally slow and gives poor yields in ketones especially with internal olefins in biphasic medium. In formamide microemulsions, faster oxidation rates have been observed. Moreover better yields in ketones have been obtained with internal olefins, with better selectivity in methyl ketone as the main product.