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US 7,030,279 B1Granted
Process for transition metal free catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions using stable free nitroxyl radicals
AssigneeDegussa AG
InventorsSetrak Tanielyan, Robert Augustine, Oliver Meyer, Michael Korell
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Abstract
An alcohol can be oxidized by a process in which a primary or secondary alcohol are reacted with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst composition containing (i) a stable free nitroxyl radical derivative, (ii) a nitrate source, (iii) a bromide source, and (iiii) a carboxylic acid, thereby obtaining an aldehyde or a ketone.
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A process for oxidation of an alcohol, comprising:
- reacting a primary or secondary alcohol with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising
- (i) a stable free nitroxyl radical derivative,
- (ii) a nitrate source,
- (iii) a bromide source, and
- (iiii) a carboxylic acid;
- thereby obtaining an aldehyde or a ketone.
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