Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.50, No.21, 12288-12292, 2011
A Highly Active and Robust Solid-Supported Polypyridylruthenium(II) Catalyst for the Oxidation of Alcohols and Alkenes by Cerium(IV) and Periodate in Water
The species cis-[Ru-II(2,9-Me(2)phen)(2)(OH2)(2)](2+), both in homogeneous solution and supported on Dowex cation-exchange resin, is a highly active and robust catalyst for the oxidation of alcohols and alkenes in water at room temperature, using Ce(IV) and IO4- as terminal oxidants, with a turnover number (TON) of >10(4).