Adding value to terpenes: copper-catalyzed oxidation of α-pinene in water under micellar conditions

2025/01/01 by Gilvan Aguiar Correia, Chris H. J. Franco, Marina V. Kirillova +2 · 1 voice · 2 citations
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions #Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d4gc06525e

Abstract

New copper( ii )-based catalysts were assembled, characterized, and applied for oxidative functionalization of α-pinene under micellar conditions in water, thus extending the scope of micellar catalysis to the valorization of terpenes.

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