Pyridinium anthraquinones as co-catalysts in N-hydroxphthalimide catalyzed oxidations

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Christina M. Falk and Andrew Scott Koch, askoch@smcm.edu. Department of Chemistry, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD 20686
Investigating the co-catalytic behavior of anthraquinones as a means in the oxidation of hydrocarbons. Our focus in this experiment is on the use of anthraquinones, mainly various pyridinium species, in conjunction with the catalyst N-hydroxphthalimide in oxidation reactions using dioxygen as the reagent. Implications of this research are very valuable in enabling a greener method for oxygenation, which could further be applied to industry.