Room temperature aerobic oxidation of alcohols using CuBr 2 with TEMPO and a tetradentate polymer based pyridyl-imine ligand
Abstract(#br)A series of tetradentate pyridyl-imine terminated Schiff-base ligands has been investigated for their ability in the catalytic oxidation of alcohols when combined with copper bromide (CuBr 2 ) and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl-1-oxy (TEMPO). Analogous bidentate ligands showed poorer catalytic activity and the ratio of Cu:ligand was of crucial importance in maintaining high yields.