An ether is oxidized with oxygen under an oxidation catalyst comprising an imide compound (such as N-hydroxyphthalimide) or the imide compound and a co-catalyst to produce the corresponding chain or cyclic ester or anhydride. The co-catalyst may be a transition metal compound. The above process provides a process for oxidizing an ether by oxygen efficiently to produce the corresponding oxide (such as an ester, an hydride) with high conversion and selectivity.
醚在由
亚胺化合物(如 N-羟基邻苯二甲
酰亚胺)或
亚胺化合物和助催化剂组成的氧化催化剂作用下与
氧气氧化,生成相应的链状或环状酯或酸酐。助催化剂可以是过渡
金属化合物。上述工艺提供了一种用
氧气高效氧化醚的工艺,以高转化率和高选择性生成相应的氧化物(如酯、
氢化物)。