R. Lenz et Sv. Ley, TETRA-N-PROPYLAMMONIUM PERRUTHENATE (TPAP)-CATALYZED OXIDATIONS OF ALCOHOLS USING MOLECULAR-OXYGEN AS A COOXIDANT, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I, (22), 1997, pp. 3291-3292
Tetra-n-propylammonium perruthenate (TPAP) has been used as an efficie
nt catalyst for the conversion of primary and secondary alcohols to th
e corresponding aldehydes and ketones under very mild aerobic conditio
ns.