Ruthenium-catalysed oxidation of benzyl alcohols to benzaldehydes by carbon tetrachloride under phase-transfer conditions

Yoel Sasson*, Harold Wiener, Subhi Bashir

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Abstract

Benzyl alcohols are oxidized selectively to the corresponding benzaldehydes via mild transfer hydrogenolysis of carbon tetrachloride to chloroform in the presence of base; the reaction is catalysed by a combination of ruthenium trichloride and a quaternary ammonium salt.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1574-1575
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

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