Synlett 2013; 24(1): 90-96
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1317676
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Ruthenium Hydride Catalyzed Direct Oxidation of Alcohols to Carboxylic Acids via Transfer Hydrogenation: Styrene Oxide as Oxygen Source

Behjat Barati
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran   Fax: +98(311)6689732   Email: moghadamm@sci.ui.ac.ir   Email: a.rahmati@sci.ui.ac.ir
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Majid Moghadam*
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran   Fax: +98(311)6689732   Email: moghadamm@sci.ui.ac.ir   Email: a.rahmati@sci.ui.ac.ir
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Abbas Rahmati*
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran   Fax: +98(311)6689732   Email: moghadamm@sci.ui.ac.ir   Email: a.rahmati@sci.ui.ac.ir
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Shahram Tangestaninejad
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran   Fax: +98(311)6689732   Email: moghadamm@sci.ui.ac.ir   Email: a.rahmati@sci.ui.ac.ir
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Valiollah Mirkhani
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran   Fax: +98(311)6689732   Email: moghadamm@sci.ui.ac.ir   Email: a.rahmati@sci.ui.ac.ir
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Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran   Fax: +98(311)6689732   Email: moghadamm@sci.ui.ac.ir   Email: a.rahmati@sci.ui.ac.ir
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Publication History

Received: 07 September 2012

Accepted after revision: 30 October 2012

Publication Date:
05 December 2012 (online)


Abstract

Direct oxidation of alcohols to carboxylic acids using styrene epoxide as oxidant in the presence of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3] complex as catalyst is reported. By this catalytic system, a variety of primary alcohols including substituted benzyl alcohols as well as linear ones were directly converted into carboxylic acids in good to excellent yields.

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