OXIDATION OF C-2, C-3 AND HIGHER ALKANES BY A RUTHENIUM OXO SYSTEM

Authors
LAU TC MAK CK
Citation
Tc. Lau et Ck. Mak, OXIDATION OF C-2, C-3 AND HIGHER ALKANES BY A RUTHENIUM OXO SYSTEM, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (9), 1995, pp. 943-944
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
943 - 944
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1995):9<943:OOCCAH>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Barium ruthenate, BaRuO3(OH)(2), when dissolved in TFA-CH2Cl2 containi ng a few equivalents of 2,2'-bipyridine, generates a highly reactive r uthenium-oxo system that is capable of oxidizing ethane and propane at room temperature with good yields.