A waste-free and highly effective catalytic system for the oxidation of cysteine to cystine

Xinhua Zhao, Aiguo Kong, Xinhua Zhang, Chongchong Shan, Hanming Ding, Yongkui Shan

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Abstract

A new three-component catalytic system, water/ionic liquid/metal phthalocyanine complex, was studied for the oxidition of cysteine to prepare cystine. It was found that the water/ 1-n-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([hmim][BF4])/iron (II) phthalocyanine (Fe IIPc) system exhibited an excellent catalytic activity in the oxidition of cysteine. Cystine was obtained with 98% isolated yield in 12 h at the temperature of 80 °C. Further more, the catalytic system can be easily recovered and recycled in the following run without apparent reduction in catalytic activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-294
Number of pages4
JournalCatalysis Letters
Volume135
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2010

Keywords

  • Cysteine
  • Cystine
  • Ionic liquid
  • Metal phthalocyanine
  • Oxidation

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