Catalytic Oxidation of Phenols, Benzyl alcohols and Olefins using Schiff Base Metal Complexes- A review

There are a large number of important organic transformations such as oxidation, hydrogenation, hydroformylation, carbonylation, polymerization and various coupling reactions. The majority of these novel catalysts are based on silica, primarily since silica displays many advantageous properties excellent stability (chemical and thermal), high surface area, good accessibility, and organic groups can be robustly anchored to the surface, to provide catalytic centers. In this study we only discuss the catalytic application of schiff base metal complexes in the field of oxidation of phenol, benzyl alcohol, olefin etc