Tc. Lau et Ck. Mak, OXIDATION OF ALKANES BY BARIUM RUTHENATE IN ACETIC-ACID - CATALYSIS BY LEWIS-ACIDS, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (9), 1993, pp. 766-767
Barium ruthenate in acetic acid-dichloromethane oxidizes alkanes at ro
om temperature with appreciable rates and yields; the reactions are gr
eatly accelerated by the presence of a few equivalents of Lewis acids.