Canadian Journal of Chemistry · 1976 · 32 citations · 0 references
Inorganic ChemistryChemical EngineeringEngineeringBiochemistryTwo-electron Transfer OxidantsSodium RuthenateOrganic ChemistryCatalysisRedox ChemistryChemistryReactive Oxygen SpecieRuthenium TetroxideMedicineRedox BiologyDeoxygenationOxidative Stress
The only detectable product obtained from the oxidation of cyclobutanol by ruthenium tetroxide or sodium ruthenate is cyclobutanone. This indicates that both of these reagents act as two-electron transfer oxidants and that the oxidation of alcohols by ruthenium tetroxide likely proceeds via a mechanism that involves a pair of successive two-electron transfer steps.