Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols with Air as Reoxidant

Abstract

Oxidation of primary and secondary aliphatic and secondary benzylic alcohols into their corresponding aldehydes and ketones was achieved in good yields with palladium catalysts using air as the reoxidant of palladium. The use of palladacycle 1 resulted in higher yields and a faster reaction than the use of Pd(OAc)2 as the palladium source.