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Selective and Environmentally Benign Aerobic Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols by a Molybdenum‐Copper System
Author(s) -
Lorber Christian Y.,
Smidt Sebastian P.,
Osborn John A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0682(200004)2000:4<655::aid-ejic655>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - chemistry , molybdenum , bimetallic strip , copper , catalysis , alcohol oxidation , primary (astronomy) , molecular oxygen , inorganic chemistry , environmentally friendly , organic chemistry , ecology , physics , astronomy , biology
The oxidation of activated primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones can be carried out with molecular oxygen, in the presence of the bimetallic molybdenum–copper system MoO 2 (acac) 2 –Cu(NO 3 ) 2 as catalyst.