Abstract
A novel electrocatalytic procedure is described for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols, cyclic ketones, and C-H bonds adjacent to aromatic or olefinic groups. The procedure involves the use of the RuIV oxidant [Ru(trpy)(bpy)(O)]2+ (trpy is 2,2',2''-terpyridine; bpy is 2,2'-bipyridine) in water at pH 6.8 or in dimethyl sulfone-water mixtures and is based on an electrochemical “shuttle” mechanism in which the RuIV complex is regenerated by electrochemical oxidation of [RuII(trpy)(bpy)(H2o)]2+.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4972-4977 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |