New Oxidation Reactions for Use in Sensitive Equipment Decontamination

Abstract

A ruthenium porphyrin catalyst with styrene side chains was incorporated into a highly cross-linked polymer by co-polymerization with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate in the presence of a chloroform porogen. Oxidation reactions catalyzed by the resulting polymer were accelerated when perfluoromethylcyclohexane (PFMC) was used as a co-solvent. Moreover, the PFMC co-solvent was found to change the substrate selectivity of the catalytic reactions. Both effects could be explained by a PFMC-induced partitioning of substrates and oxidant into the polymeric, catalyst containing matrix.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454541

Entities

People

  • Kay Severin

Organizations

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Catalysts
  • Catalytic Oxidation
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Decontamination
  • Ethylene Glycol
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Organic Compounds
  • Oxidation
  • Oxides
  • Porphyrins
  • Reaction Orders
  • Ruthenium

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymer Science and Technology