The Open Catalysis Journal

2010, 3 : 92-97
Published online 2010 October 29. DOI: 10.2174/1876214X01003010092
Publisher ID: TOCATJ-3-92

A Simple and Efficient Oxidant Pd(OAc)2 Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Alkyl/Benzyl Alcohols in Presence of Air Using Recyclable Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid (RTIL)

Medha Anand , Monika Gupta , Aruna Gupta and Rajive Gupta
Department of Chemistry, University of Jammu, Jammu-180006, India.

ABSTRACT

1,3,5-Trimethyl pyrazolium tetrafluoroborate room-temperature ionic liquid was prepared and employed for the selective oxidation of alkyl/benzyl alcohols using palladium acetate by stirring at room-temperature in presence of air (oxygen from air). This green procedure gave products in moderate to good yields. Moreover, the synthesized 1,3,5- trimethylpyrazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid could be recycled for at least three runs without the loss of significant activity.

Keywords:

Room-temperature, ionic liquid, green.