@article{a1f16107a94940228507f6eadec0057b,
title = "Graphite as a highly efficient and stable catalyst for the production of lactones",
abstract = "The carbon materials carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphite, and activated carbon were tested as metal-free catalysts. They showed excellent activity and selectivity in the Baeyer-Villiger (B-V) oxidation of cyclohexanone at room temperature using dioxygen (O2) as oxidant and benzaldehyde as sacrificial agent. Among them graphite was found to be the most suitable for the formation of lactones from cyclic ketones, showing good recyclability and reusability. The use of the metal-free catalysts enables a green process for the production of lactones from ketones under mild reactions.",
author = "Li, {Yue Fang} and Guo, {Ming Qi} and Yin, {Shuang Feng} and Lang Chen and Zhou, {Yong Bo} and Qiu, {Ren Hua} and Au, {Chak Tong}",
note = "Funding Information: The project was financially supported by the program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (Grant No. NCET-10-0371 ), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. U1162109 ), Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10JJ1003 ), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities . C.T. Au thanks the Hunan University for an adjunct professorship. ",
year = "2013",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.carbon.2012.12.036",
language = "English",
volume = "55",
pages = "269--275",
journal = "Carbon",
issn = "0008-6223",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
}