SRINIVASA RAO AMANCHI , ANJALI PATEL and SAMAR K DAS *

Polyoxometalate coordinated transition metal complexes as catalysts: oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde/benzoic acid

SRINIVASA RAO AMANCHI†, ANJALI PATEL§ and SAMAR K DAS†*

†School of chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad-500046. India.

§Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390002, India Corresponding author. Fax: +91 40 2301 2460.

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Supplementary information

Contents.

1.  Section 1: Figure representing the graphical view and experimental details of the catalytic reactions.

2.  Section 2: Tables representing the catalytic analysis including percentage of conversion.

Section 1

Figure captions

Fig. S1: IR spectrum of parent compound / catalyst 1.

Fig. S2: IR spectrum of regenerated compound / catalyst 1.

Fig. S3: Diffuse reflectance (solid state) electronic absorption spectrum of parent compound / catalyst 1.

Fig. S4: Diffuse reflectance (solid state) electronic absorption spectrum of regenerated compound / catalyst 1.

Fig. S5: Powder XRD patterns of parent compound / catalyst 1 and regenerated compound / catalyst 1.

Fig. S6: IR spectrum of parent compound / catalyst 2.

Fig. S7: IR spectrum of regenerated compound / catalyst 2.

Fig. S8: Diffuse reflectance spectrum of parent compound / catalyst 2.

Fig. S9: Diffuse reflectance spectra of regenerated compound / catalyst 2.

Fig. S10: Powder XRD patterns of parent compound / catalyst 2 and regenerated compound / catalyst 2.

Fig. S11: IR spectrum of parent compound / catalyst 3.

Fig. S12: IR spectrum of regenerated compound / catalyst 3.

Fig. S13: Powder XRD patterns of parent compound / catalyst 3 and regenerated compound / catalyst 3.

Fig. S14: IR spectrum of parent compound / catalyst 4.

Fig. S15: IR spectrum of regenerated compound / catalyst 4.

Fig. S16: Powder XRD patterns of parent compound / catalyst 4 and regenerated compound / catalyst 4.

Section 2

Table captions

Table S1: Results of percentage of conversion by varying the amount H2O2 for oxidation of styrene (25 mg of catalyst at 80 ºC for 24 h time).

Table S2: The results for the variation of amount of H2O2 in the reaction of styrene oxidation with catalyst 3.

Table S3: Results of percentage of conversion by varying the amount H2O2 for oxidation of styrene using compound 4 as a catalyst (25 mg of catalyst 4 at 80 ºC for 24 h time duration).

Figures:

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Tables

Table S1.

Table S2.

Table S3.

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