Ruthenium-catalysed cleavage of alkenes and alkynes to carboxylic acids

Authors
Griffith, WP Shoair, AG Suriaatmaja, M
Citation
Wp. Griffith et al., Ruthenium-catalysed cleavage of alkenes and alkynes to carboxylic acids, SYN COMMUN, 30(17), 2000, pp. 3091-3095
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00397911 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
17
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3091 - 3095
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7911(2000)30:17<3091:RCOAAA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Catalysis of alkene and alkyne cleavage to carboxylic acids by ruthenium tr ichloride in the presence of an excess of periodic acid has been studied in biphasic H2O - CC4-CH3CN media, and is found to be simple and effective. T he active catalyst is shown to be RuO4.