Nitric acid oxidation of cyclohexane accounts for ~95% of the worldwide adipic acid production and is also responsible for ~5 to 8% of the annual worldwide anthropogenic emission of the ozone-depleting greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N
2
O). Here we report a N
2
O-free process for adipic acid synthesis. Treatment of neat cyclohexane, cyclohexanol, or cyclohexanone with ozone at room temperature and 1 atmosphere of pressure affords adipic acid as a solid precipitate. Addition of acidic water or exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation (or a combination of both) dramatically enhances the oxidative conversion of cyclohexane to adipic acid.
环己烷的
硝酸氧化占全球
己二酸产量的约95%,也占全球年人为排放的
臭氧层破坏温室气体
一氧化二氮(
N2O)的5%至8%。我们报道了一种无 的
己二酸合成工艺。在室温和1大气压下,对纯
环己烷、
环己醇或
环己酮进行
臭氧处理,生成
己二酸作为固体沉淀。加入酸性
水或暴露于紫外(UV)光照射(或两者结合)显著增强了
环己烷氧化转化为
己二酸。