Issue 19, 2003
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Chemical Communications

Copper(ii)-catalysed aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes

Patrick Gamez,ab   Isabel W. C. E. Arends,b   Jan Reedijka  and  Roger A. Sheldon*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

b Laboratory for Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands
E-mail: r.a.sheldon@tnw.tudelft.nl
Fax: 31 15-278-1415

Abstract

[CuBr2(2,2′-bipyridine)] catalyses the selective and very mild aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes in acetonitrile : water (2 : 1) in the presence of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy (TEMPO) and a base as cocatalysts.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B308668B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Apr 2003
Accepted
19 Aug 2003
First published
03 Sep 2003

Chem. Commun., 2003, 2414-2415

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Copper(II)-catalysed aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes

P. Gamez, I. W. C. E. Arends, J. Reedijk and R. A. Sheldon, Chem. Commun., 2003, 2414 DOI: 10.1039/B308668B

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