Aerobic oxidation of aldehydes, ketones, sulfides, alcohols and alkanes catalysed by polymerizable, β-ketoesterate complexes of iron(III), nickel(II) and cobalt(II)

Abstract

The oxidation of aldehydes, ketones, sulfides, alcohols and alkanes is achieved by using a soluble β-ketoesterate complex of iron (III), nickel (II) or cobalt (II) in the presence of a branched aldehyde and molecular oxygen (or air) at room temperature and atmospheric pressure (Mukaiyama's conditions).