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Cobalt(ii) Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Catalyzed Highly Efficient Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols in Fluorous Biphasic Systems

Wen-Bin Yi ^A and Chun Cai ^A ^B

^A Chemical Engineering College, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
^B Corresponding author. Email: caichunh@mail.njust.edu.cn

Abstract

Cobalt(ii) perfluorooctane sulfonate (Co(OPf)₂) acts as a novel homogeneous pre-catalyst for the oxidation of various types of alcohols to carbonyl compounds under atmospheric pressure of molecular oxygen in fluorous biphasic systems. By simple separation of the fluorous phase, which contains only pre-catalyst, the reaction can be repeated several times.

Australian Journal of Chemistry 59(5) 349–353 doi:10.1071/CH05250
Submitted: 11 September 2005 Accepted: 21 April 2006 Published: 13 June 2006