title: Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Alcohols by a New Mononuclear Cu(II) -Radical Catalyst.
abstract: Primary alcohols such as ethanol or benzyl alcohol are selectively and catalytically oxidized by the mononuclear copper(II) radical complex 1-a functional model of the metalloenzyme galactose oxidase-with oxygen from air at 20°C to give the corresponding aldehydes and H2 O2 in about 60 % yield.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Fax: (+49) 208-306-3952. chaudh@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weyhermüller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wieghardt
keywords: Alcohols; Copper; Galactose oxidase; Homogeneous catalysis; Metalloenzymes