RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED OXIDATION OF NONACTIVATED ALCOHOLS BY MNO2

Authors
KARLSSON U WANG GZ BACKVALL JE
Citation
U. Karlsson et al., RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED OXIDATION OF NONACTIVATED ALCOHOLS BY MNO2, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(5), 1994, pp. 1196-1198
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of organic chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223263
Volume
59
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1196 - 1198
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3263(1994)59:5<1196:ROONAB>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Nonactivated alcohols are oxidized to ketones by MnO2 in the presence of a catalytic system consisting of [RuCl2(p-cymene)](2) (1) and 2,6-d i-tert-butylbenzoquinone (2). The reaction proceeds via a ruthenium-ca talyzed dehydrogenation of the alcohol and subsequent hydrogen transfe r to 2,6-ditert-butylbenzoquinone (2). The hydroquinone formed is reox idized to quinone by MnO2.