Oxidative Decomposition of Polychlorophenols

The reaction was conducted in acetonitrile in the presence of a phosphate buffer at pH 7 (the catalytic activity is reported to be highest at this pH and drops sharply on both sides of this optimal value) hydrogen peroxide and KHSO5 were used as oxidants. Although the highest activities were obtained with the latter oxidant, H2O2 

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The applications reported for polymer-supported, soluble oxidation catalysts are the use of poly(vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride for the autooxidation of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol [8], of copper polyaniline nanocomposites for the Wacker oxidation reaction [9], of cationic polymers containing cobalt(II) phthalocyanate for the autooxidation of 2-mercaptoethanol [10] and oxidation of olefins [11], of polymer-bound phthalocyanines for oxidative decomposition of polychlorophenols [12], and of a norbornene-based polymer with polymer-fixed manganese(IV) complexes for the catalytic oxidation of alkanes [13], Noncatalytic processes can also be found, such as the use of soluble polystyrene-based sulfoxide reagents for Swern oxidation [14], The reactions listed above will be described in more detail in the following paragraphs. 

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