Efficient Heterogeneous Aerobic Oxidation of Amines by a Supported Ruthenium Catalyst
Kazuya Yamaguchi, Noritaka Mizuno*
*Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of
Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan, Email:
tmizunomail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
K. Yamaguchi, N. Mizuno, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2003, 42, 1480-1483.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200250779
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Abstract
Ruthenium supported on alumina acts as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of non-activated as well as activated amines to the corresponding nitriles or imines with 1 atm of dioxygen or air.
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Key Words
amines, nitriles, heterogeneous catalysis, oxidation, oxygen, ruthenium
ID: J06-Y2003-100