Fe/Cu/ABNO Catalytic System

Aerobic oxidation at room temperature

A catalytic system that selectively oxidizes alcohols to ketones in lignin model compounds at room temperature using ambient air as the oxidant.

Shaowei, Liu · Shuxiao, Huo · Yu, Xiangzhu · Meng, Miao · Wang, Lianyue

Molecular Catalysis 2024

Advantages

Room temperature with ambient air as oxidant

Broad substrate scope with good to excellent yields

Gram-scale experiment demonstrates practicality