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Review
. 2002 Sep;35(9):774-81.
doi: 10.1021/ar010075n.

Green, catalytic oxidations of alcohols

Roger A Sheldon  1 , Isabel W C E Arends, Gerd-Jan Ten Brink, Arné Dijksman
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Review

Green, catalytic oxidations of alcohols

Roger A Sheldon et al. Acc Chem Res. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

Three methods are described, in the context of the guiding principles of green chemistry, for the catalytic oxidation of alcohols. The first employs a recyclable oligomeric TEMPO catalyst (PIPO) and sodium hypochlorite as the oxidant in a bromide-free and chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent-free system. The second involves a ruthenium/TEMPO catalyst and oxygen as the oxidant. The third consists of a recyclable water-soluble palladium-diamine complex in conjunction with air as the oxidant in an aqueous biphasic system. The mechanisms of the ruthenium/TEMPO- and palladium-catalyzed oxidations are discussed, and the mechanism of the former is compared with that of the analogous copper/TEMPO catalyst.

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