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Synlett 1991; 1991(11): 829-830
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-20894
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Selective Oxidation of Primary-Secondary Diols to Lactones Catalyzed by Tetrapropylammonium Perruthenate

R. Bloch* , C. Brillet
  • *Institut de Chimie Moléculaire d'Orsay, Bât. 420, Université de Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay, France
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07 March 2002 (online)

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Tetrapropylammonium perruthenate with 4-methylmorpholine N-oxide as co-oxidant has been found to oxidize selectively primary alcohols in the presence of secondary alcohols and to be highly efficient for the oxidation of primary-secondary 1,4- and 1,5-diols into five- or six-membered ring lactones.