OXIDATION OF PRIMARY ALCOHOLS TO ALDEHYDES CATALYZED BY RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00959639

The RuCl3 and RuO2*nH2O catalyzed oxidation of alkanes, aromatic fatty acids, alcohols, citronellol and hydroxycitronellol by NaOCl was studied in the diphase system CCl4-aqueous NaOCl at pH 13-13.5.At 60 - 65 deg C, using 1-2 mole percent of catalyst and a 1.5-fold molar excess of NaOCl, primary alkanols (hexanol-1, 2-ethylhexanol-1, decanol-1, hexadecanol-1) benzyl and 3-phenylpropyl alcohols, and hydroxycitronellol are converted to the corresponding aldehydes with a selectivity of 70-90percent and a yield of over 75percent.