Oxidation-Reduction Hydration of Olefins with Molecular Oxygen and 2-Propanol Catalyzed by Bis(acetylacetonato)cobalt(II)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1989.449

In the presence of a catalytic amount of bis(acetylacetonato)cobalt(II), various olefins are hydrated with oxygen and secondary alcohol to afford the corresponding alcohols together with alkanes and ketones via Oxidation-Reduction process.Effect of additives in the present hydration reaction shows that 2,6-lutidine and 2-picoline inhibit the production of alkanes in a large extent to result in the better yielding of alcohols.