Table 2. Requirements of Homogeneous H2O2 Synthesis.
Requirement | Previous worka | This work | |
---|---|---|---|
Safe | H2 (%) | 95 | 95 |
O2 (%) | 5 | 5 | |
Temperature (°C) | 40 | 23 | |
Solvent | Water | Water | |
One-pot | Reaction vessel | High-pressure glass cylinder | High-pressure glass cylinder |
Direct synthesis | H2 (MPa) | 0.76 | 0.475–1.8 |
O2 (MPa) | 0.04 | 0.025–0.1 | |
TON | 3.8 | 910 | |
Catalyst (mmol %) | 0.11 | 0.22 | |
Reactivity of RhI species to O2 | RhI species hardly reacts with O2 | RhI species reacts with O2 |
See ref (19).