Highly efficient K7NiV13O38-catalyzed hydroxylation of aromatics with aqueous hydrogen peroxide (30%) Original Research Article

K7NiV13O38·16H2O was found to be an efficient homogeneous catalyst in a mixture solvent of CH3CN and acetic acid for the hydroxylation of aromatics with 30% aqueous H2O2. The new catalytic system showed an unprecedented catalytic activity and selectivity for the hydroxylation of aromatics bearing an electron-withdrawing group. In the case of methyl benzoate, the yield of hydroxylated products reached 73%.