A pentanuclear yttrium hydroxo cluster as an oxidation catalyst. Catalytic oxidation of aldehydes in the presence of air

Peter W Roesky; Graciela Canseco-Melchor; Agustino Zulys

doi:10.1039/b315218a

A pentanuclear yttrium hydroxo cluster as an oxidation catalyst. Catalytic oxidation of aldehydes in the presence of air

Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Mar 21:(6):738-9. doi: 10.1039/b315218a. Epub 2004 Feb 23.

Authors

Peter W Roesky¹, Graciela Canseco-Melchor, Agustino Zulys

Affiliation

¹ Institut für Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 34-36, 14195 Berlin, Germany. roesky@chemie.fu-berlin.de

PMID: 15010807
DOI: 10.1039/b315218a

Abstract

The air- and moisture-stable pentanuclear yttrium cluster H(5)[Y(5)(mu(4)-O)(mu(3)-O)(4)(mu-eta](2)-Ph(2)acac)(4)(eta](2)-Ph(2)acac)(6)](Ph(2)acac = dibenzoylmethanide) has been used as a homogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of aldehydes to the corresponding carboxylic acids in the presence of air.