Ruthenium Catalyzed Oxidation of 1,2‐Diols to 1,2‐Diketones Using Bromamine‐T as an Oxidizing Agent

Abstract

A variety of 1,2‐diols were selectively oxidized to their corresponding 1,2‐diketones with bromamine‐T using RuCl₃ · xH₂O as catalyst in alkaline acetonitrile/water (1:1) medium. The reaction was pH dependent (pH 8.4), and at higher pH the rate of the reaction decreased significantly.

Keywords:

• Bromamine‐T
• 1,2‐diketones
• 1,2‐diols
• oxidation
• ruthenium chloride

Acknowledgment

We are thankful to the director, IIP, for his kind permission to publish these results. Suman L. Jain a`nd Vishal B. Sharma are thankful to CSIR, New Delhi, for the award of research fellowships.