Green, Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols in Water
10.1126/science.287.5458.1636
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Abstract

Alcohol oxidations are typically performed with stoichiometric reagents that generate heavy-metal waste and are usually run in chlorinated solvents. A water-soluble palladium(II) bathophenanthroline complex is a stable recyclable catalyst for the selective aerobic oxidation of a wide range of alcohols to aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids in a biphasic water-alcohol system. The use of water as a solvent and air as the oxidant makes the reaction interesting from both an economic and environmental point of view.

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Brink, G.-J. ten, Arends, I. W. C. E., & Sheldon, R. A. (2000). Green, Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols in Water. Science, 287(5458), 1636–1639.

Authors 3
  1. Gerd-Jan ten Brink (first)
  2. Isabel W. C. E. Arends (additional)
  3. Roger A. Sheldon (additional)
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@article{Brink_2000, title={Green, Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols in Water}, volume={287}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5458.1636}, DOI={10.1126/science.287.5458.1636}, number={5458}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Brink, Gerd-Jan ten and Arends, Isabel W. C. E. and Sheldon, Roger A.}, year={2000}, month=mar, pages={1636–1639} }