Oxidation of alcohols using iodosylbenzene as oxidant catalyzed by ruthenium complexes under mild reaction conditions

Aromatic and alkyl alcohols were oxidized to the corresponding aldehydes or ketones at room temperature with high conversion and selectivity to the desired products of 100% using iodosylbenzene as oxidant catalyzed by ruthenium complexes Phen-Ru-Phen, Phen-Ru-Bipy, Phen-Ru-Quin, Quin-Ru-Quin and Bipy-Ru-Quin (where Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, Quin = 8-hydroxyquinoline, Bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine). The reaction conditions are mild, the ligands used in this oxidation system are commercially available and the procedure for the preparation of the complexes is very simple.

Aromatic and alkyl alcohols were oxidized to the corresponding aldehydes or ketones at room temperature with high conversion and selectivity to the desired products of 100% using iodosylbenzene as oxidant catalyzed by ruthenium complexes Phen-Ru-Phen, Phen-Ru-Bipy, Phen-Ru-Quin, Quin-Ru-Quin and Bipy-Ru-Quin (where Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, Quin = 8-hydroxyquinoline, Bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine). The reaction conditions are mild, the ligands used in this oxidation system are commercially available and the procedure for the preparation of the complexes is very simple. Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide