The dehydrogenative self-condensation of primary and secondary alcohols has been studied in the presence of RuCl2 (I i Pr)(p-cymene). The conversion of primary alcohols into esters has been further optimized by using magnesium nitride as an additive, which allows the reaction to take place at a temperature and catalyst loading lower than those described previously. Secondary alcohols were dimerized into racemic ketones by a ...
