Novel Method for Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols into Ketones with Molecular Oxygen by Using Cobalt(II) Complex Catalyst

1 March 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters

Vol. 18 (3) , 519-522
https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1989.519

Abstract

The oxidation of secondary alcohols into the corresponding ketones using a catalytic amount of cobalt(II) complex under an oxygen atmosphere is described. The effect of additives shows that Molecular Sieves is effective to improve the yield of ketones.

Keywords

COMPLEX CATALYST
SECONDARY ALCOHOLS
USING COBALT
MOLECULAR SIEVES
CATALYTIC AMOUNT
CORRESPONDING KETONES
ADDITIVES SHOWS

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