Arkema Develops Oxynitrox (r ) S100

Arkema has recently launched Oxynitrox (r ) S100, a new organic
oxidization catalyst which makes environmental protection a
priority.
     The Oxynitrox (r ) S100 catalyst offers countless prospects
in fine chemicals, in particular with its capacity to steer the
selective oxidization of primary alcohols into aldehydes. It can
also lead in a fully controlled mode to the formation of
corresponding acids. Additionally, secondary alcohols can be
converted into ketones.
   An entirely organic product, Oxynitrox (r ) S100 contains no
metallic element, but proves as effective as other traditional
metallic oxidization catalysts based on ruthenium, molybdenum,
silver or cerium. Oxynitrox (r ) S100 has the chemical structure
of a nitroxide type polymer. Its specific polymer structure
makes it recyclable. It is easy to separate from the other
reaction products, and can perform in consecutive oxidization
reactions without losing any of its efficiency. Oxynitrox (r )
S100 also affords savings in energy consumption as it enables
optimum performance at ambient temperature. Oxynitrox (r ) S100
has already been successfully tested in the oxidization of
various alcohols.