Sustainable oxidation of cyclohexane catalyzed by a VO(acac)-oxalic acid tandem: the electrochemical motive of the process efficiency.

Cyclohexane oxidation by HO to cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, and cyclohexylhydroperoxide under mild (40 °C, 1 atm) conditions is significantly enhanced in the system composed of VO(acac) (starting catalyst) and small additives of oxalic acid (process promoter). In corroboration of this, several times higher yield of the desired products was obtained compared to that obtained in the acid-free process. The revealed advantage was addressed to elevate the electrical conductance (or , decreasing the resistance, 1/) of the reaction medium.