A nanorod shaped nickel hydroxide coated ferrite nanocatalyst was synthesized by a traditional coprecipitation method exhibiting a synergized effect for alcohol oxidation.
Selective electrocatalytic oxidation (ECO) of benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid or benzaldehyde over 1.0 h-Ni(OH)2 with excellent conversion, selectivity, and stability in a two compartment H cell is presented.
A Schiff base immobilised magnetic nanocatalyst synthesized via copper catalysed alkyne azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) exhibited a strong interaction and improved yielding for oxidation of alcohols in a solventless system.