METHOD FOR OXIDIZING PRIMARY ALCOHOL WITH MOLECULAR OXYGEN USING PHOTOACTIVATED TYPE CATALYST

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for selectively oxidizing a primary alcohol with molecular oxygen as an oxidizing agent without requiring a mediator.;SOLUTION: The primary alcohol represented by general formula 2: R¹-CH₂- OH (wherein, R¹ denotes a 1-30C substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a 6-25C substituted or unsubstituted aryl group) or general formula 3 (wherein, R² denotes hydrogen atom or a 1-30C substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; and n denotes an integer of 2-3) is oxidized with the molecular oxygen using a (nitrosyl)Ru(salen) complex represented by chemical formula 1 as a catalyst under irradiation with light.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO