Tetrahedron Letters

Ru (PPh 3)(OH)-salen complex: a designer catalyst for chemoselective aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols

H Mizoguchi, T Uchida, K Ishida, T Katsuki

Index: Mizoguchi, Hirotaka; Uchida, Tatsuya; Ishida, Kohichi; Katsuki, Tsutomu Tetrahedron Letters, 2009 , vol. 50, # 26 p. 3432 - 3435

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Abstract

Based on the analysis of the mechanism of aerobic oxidation of alcohols using Ru (NO)- salen catalyst, we designed a new complex, Ru (PPh3)(OH)-salen 3, which was proved to be an excellent catalyst for chemoselective aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to the aldehydes in the presence of secondary alcohols under ambient and non-irradiated conditions. Complex 3 was also successfully applied to the oxidation of 1-phenyl-1, n- ...