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Abstract
Alkylaromatics were electrocatalytically oxidized with [RuIVO(bpy)(trpy)](ClO4)2. Toluene and p-methoxytoluene yield the respective carboxylic acids (60.6 and 64.5%). Ethylbenzene gave a chain oxidation product without bond cleavage, acetophenone (66.5%). o-. m- and p-xylenes were oxidized to their mono and diacids, o-toluic (33.4%) and phthalic (29.2%) acid, m-toluic (30.7%) and isophthalic (37.7%) acid and p-toluic (30.4%) and terephthalic (23.1%) acid. This process is simple and the monoacids were obtained separated from the diacids easily and without complications.