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Catalytic Conversion of Alcohols into Carboxylic Acid Salts in Water: Scope, Recycling, and Mechanistic Insights
Author(s) -
Zhang Lei,
Nguyen Duc Hanh,
Raffa Guillaume,
Trivelli Xavier,
Capet Frédéric,
Desset Simon,
Paul Sébastien,
Dumeignil Franck,
Gauvin Régis M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201600243
Subject(s) - catalysis , chemistry , carboxylic acid , ruthenium , substrate (aquarium) , toluene , organic chemistry , pincer movement , scope (computer science) , combinatorial chemistry , oceanography , computer science , programming language , geology
The catalytic conversion of alcohols into carboxylic acid salts in water was performed in the presence of ruthenium complexes supported by aliphatic PNP pincer ligands preformed or formed in situ. High activity toward a wide substrate scope was achieved with turnover number values of up to 4000. The air‐stable catalytic system can be recycled by using toluene as a catalyst‐immobilizing phase; the activity is maintained after five consecutive runs. Finally, mechanistic studies allowed some fundamental aspects related to water activation to be unveiled and to the mechanism postulated.