Surfactant encapsulated cobalt complex catalyst for environmental friendly oxidation of alcohols

Abstract

The surfactant encapsulated cobalt complex, keggin type 12-tungstocobaltate (II) is prepared using cationic surfactant and characterized which is used for environmental friendly oxidation of many simple aliphatic, aromatic and substituted alcohols. This encapsulated catalyst can be recycled number of times without losing its activity more than 5%. To understand the mechanism of the oxidation, kinetic study of oxidation is also studied.