Open AccessCatalytic behaviour of the Cu(i )/L/TEMPO system for aerobic oxidation of alcohols – a kinetic and predictive model
Author(s) -
Afnan AlHunaiti,
Batool Abu-Radaha,
Darren Wraith,
Timo Repo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
rsc advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.746
H-Index - 148
ISSN - 2046-2069
DOI - 10.1039/d1ra09359b
Subject(s) - chemistry , furan , catalysis , imine , ligand (biochemistry) , reactivity (psychology) , acetonitrile , schiff base , yield (engineering) , combinatorial chemistry , hammett equation , catalytic oxidation , alcohol oxidation , reaction rate constant , organic chemistry , kinetics , stereochemistry , medicine , biochemistry , materials science , receptor , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , metallurgy
Here, we disclose a new copper( i )-Schiff base complex series for selective oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes under benign conditions. Both benzylic and aliphatic alcohols were converted to aldehydes selectively with 99% yield.