Oxidation of Cyclohexene Catalyzed by PAMAM-SA-M Dendrimers

Oxidation of cyclohexene under 1 atmospheric pressure of molecular oxygen at 70(C in the absence of solvent catalyzed by PAMAM-SA-M (Where PAMAM = polyamidoamine; SA = salicyaldehyde; M = metal ions Fe3+, Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, respectively) dendrimers, afforded 2-cyclohexen-1-ol 1, 2-cyclohexen-1-one 2, 7-oxabicyclo [4,1,0] heptane 3 and 7-oxabicyl [4,1,0] heptan-2-one 4 as the major products. The factors that affect this reaction are also discussed.