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
Room temperature with ambient air as oxidant
Broad substrate scope with good to excellent yields
Gram-scale experiment demonstrates practicality