01693nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245010700055210006900162260007100231300001400302490000700316520095400323100002901277700002601306700002801332700002501360856012601385       2007                        eng d  a0888-588500aCobalt-salen intercalated montmorillonite catalyst for air oxidation of p-cresol under mild conditions0 aCobaltsalen intercalated montmorillonite catalyst for air oxidat  a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcDEC  a8413-84190 v463 a<p>Air oxidation of p-cresol under very mild conditions (338 K and ambient pressure) was carried out in a semibatch reactor over a solid catalyst developed by intercalating cobalt-salen into the montmorillonite clay. The intercalation of cobalt - salen was done by a simple protocol, and the characterization of the intercalated catalyst was done by XPS, FTIR, and XRD techniques. A total selectivity &gt;= 90% to the oxidation products could be achieved with this solid catalyst by eliminating the undesired coupling side products in air oxidation of p-cresol under ambient pressure conditions. Effect of various process parameters on the conversion and selectivity pattern were also studied, and it was found that the selectivity ratio of aldehyde to alcohol could be varied by suitably changing the reaction conditions. This heterogeneous catalyst was found to give a 5-fold higher turnover number than the homogeneous cobalt - salen complex.</p>1 aRode, Chandrashekhar, V.1 aKshirsagar, Vikas, S.1 aNadgeri, Jayprakash, M.1 aPatil, Kashinath, R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/cobalt-salen-intercalated-montmorillonite-catalyst-air-oxidation-p-cresol-under-mild-0