USGS · 70208482
Effect of copper salts on hydrothermal oxidative decarboxylation: A study of phenylacetic acid
Abstract
Decarboxylation of carboxylic acids is favored under hydrothermal conditions, and can be influenced by dissolved metals. Here, we use phenylacetic acid as a model compound to study its hydrothermal decarboxylation in the presence of copper( II ) salts but no O 2 . Our results showed a strong oxidizing role of copper in facilitating oxidative decarboxylation.
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Xuan Fu, Megan Jamison, Aaron M. Jubb, Yiju Liao, Alexandria Aspin, Kyle Hayes, Christopher R. Glein, Ziming Yang. 2020. Effect of copper salts on hydrothermal oxidative decarboxylation: A study of phenylacetic acid. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc09825a
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