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Homogeneous catalytic oxidation of amines and secondary alcohols by molecular oxygen

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1978

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Ruthenium trichloride catalyses the homogeneous oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones, primary amines to nitriles, and 2-aminoalkanes to imines by O2; this is the first example of a homogeneous catalytic oxidation of an amino-group.