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Benzyl alcohol oxidation is catalyzed by solid MnFe1.8Cu0.15Ru0.05O4 in the presence of molecular oxygen. The good compliance of oxidation kinetics with the Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetic model evidences the oxidative dehydrogenation of benzyl alcohol via a Ru-alkoxide intermediate, which undergoes b-elimination to afford benzaldehyde.
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Ji, HB., Song, J., He, B. et al. Kinetic evidence for the mechanism of liquid-solid phase oxidation of alcohols. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters 82, 97–103 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:REAC.0000028810.01091.80
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