Co-oxidation of benzaldehyde with cyclohexanone

During the oxidation of benzaldehyde in cyclohexanone solution, the oxidation of cyclohexanone can be considered to be negligible [60]. On the other hand, there is competitive reaction of perbenzoic acid according to 

In view of the rate coefficient ratio k u/kn, by co-oxidation it is possible to produce caprolactone with good selectivities compared with aldehyde and ketone. Since the overall kinetic scheme for the reaction is known and all the kinetic coefficients have been estimated, it has been possible to make a computer simulation [60]. 

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