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Catalytic hydroxylation of phenol to dihydroxybenzene by Fe(II) complex in aqueous phase at ambient temperature

Inspired by natural [Fe]-hydrogenase, mono-iron complex FeII(CO)3I3-[trimethylpyridine-H] (complex 1) was synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, EA. The singe crystal structure of the complex 1 was characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The hydroxylation reaction of phenol to dihydroxybenzene was conducted using complex 1 as catalyst in aqueous phase at ambient temperature. Under the optimum conditions, the phenol conversion was 20.5%, dihydroxybenzene selectivity was 83.7%, catechol/hydroquinone (mol/mol) was 2.6. Complex 1 can be a promising catalyst for hydroxylation of phenol to dihydroxybenzene because of mild reaction conditions and good catalytic performance.

» Author: Li Hai, Tianyong Zhang, Xia Zhang, Guanghui Zhang, Bin Li, Shuang Jiang, Xiaoyuan Ma

» Reference: Catalysis Communications, Volume 101

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