A metal-free aerobic oxidation of nitrotoluenes catalyzed by N,N′,N″-trihydroxyisocyanuric acid (THICA) and a novel approach to the catalyst

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 400-405

  Wang, Kai ^a   Zhou, Zhiming ^a   Song, Jinhong ^a   Bi, Lixue ^a   Shen, Ning ^a   Wu, Yukai ^a   Chen, Fuxue ^a   Wen, Hongliang ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Nitrotoluene; Oxidation; THICA; TNT

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC OXIDATIONS; AROMATIC RINGS; BENZYL RADICALS; CATALYTIC PROCESS; CATALYTIC SYSTEM; CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID; FOUR-STEP SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN ATOMS; NITROTOLUENE; THICA; TNT; TOTAL YIELD;

ACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; PALLADIUM;

NITRIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CYANURIC ACID; HYDROGEN; IMIDE; METHYL GROUP; N HYDROXYPHTALIMIDE; N,N',N'' TRIHYDROXYISOCYANURIC ACID; NITRIC ACID; NITRITE; NITROTOLUENE; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETIC ACID; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; RADICAL; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

CATALYSIS; METALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; SOLVENTS; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 77957876484     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.049     Document Type: Article

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