3 PhCH(OH)CH3 + 2 Cr03 + 3 H2S04 -► 3 PhCOCH3 + Cr2(S04)3 + 6 H20
|~atom efficiency = 360 / 860 = 42 % |
catalyst
Ph CH(OH)CH3 + 1/2 02 -*- Ph COCH3 + H20
| atom efficiency = 120 /138 = 87 % j Fig. 1.1 Atom efficiency of stoichiometric vs. catalytic oxidation of an alcohol.
I. Arends, R. Sheldon, U. Hanefeld, „Green Chemistry and Catalysis" 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH.