Ruthenium Porphyrin‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Terminal Aryl Alkenes to Aldehydes by a Tandem Epoxidation–Isomerization Pathway

Abstract

Catalytic oxidation of 1-alkenes to aldehydes by an epoxidation–isomerization pathway with air or dioxygen as terminal oxidant has been realized for bulky ruthenium(VI) porphyrin catalysts. For the new, recyclable catalyst [RuVI(tmttp)O2], product yields of up to 99 % and total turnover numbers of up to 1144 were obtained. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z801500_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.