A novel dinuclear ruthenium-1,8-naphthyridine catalyst for the oxidation of alcohols and the epoxidation of alkenes

Abstract
A novel ruthenium–1,8-naphthyridine complex is synthesized, characterized by X-ray analysis, and proven to be an active and stable catalyst in the oxidation of several alcoholic substrates and in the epoxidation of trans- and cis-stilbene and cyclooctene.