Anaerobic oxidation of non-activated secondary alcohols over Cu/Al2O3.
A liquid phase, transfer dehydrogenation reaction promoted by an 8% Cu/Al(2)O(3) catalyst allows complete conversion of secondary alcohols into ketones under very mild conditions and in short times without any additives.
Zaccheria
Federica
F
Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
Ravasio
Nicoletta
N
Psaro
Rinaldo
R
Fusi
Achille
A