- Oxidation of primary alcohols to methyl esters by hydrogen transfer.
Oxidation of primary alcohols to methyl esters by hydrogen transfer.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2008-01-23)
Nathan A Owston, Alexandra J Parker, Jonathan M J Williams
PMID18209810
ABSTRACT
The oxidation of alcohols in the presence of methanol has been achieved using a ruthenium catalyst with crotononitrile as the hydrogen acceptor.