Tj. Wang et al., CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR OF A MAGNESIUM-OXIDE SUPPORTED POLYSILAZANE RUTHENIUM COMPLEX FOR THE OXIDATION OF INDENE WITH MOLECULAR-OXYGEN TO INDANONES, Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters, 57(1), 1996, pp. 147-152
A new magnesium oxide supported polysilazane ruthenium complex has bee
n prepared and found to be capable of catalyzing the oxygenation of in
dene in 62.9% conversion to indanones without by-products under mild c
onditions, i.e. 1 atm oxygen and 80 degrees C. The supported ruthenium
complex was effective without need for a cocatalyst. Also, it can be
reused several times without apparent loss of activity.