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An Overview of Selective Oxidation of Alcohols: Catalysts, Oxidants and Reaction Mechanisms

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The oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds is one of the most fundamental reactions in synthetic organic chemistry. In order to achieve the realization of dehydrogenation reactions with high atomic efficiency, suitable catalysts and oxidants are considered as the key factors to obtain the optimum activity and aldehydes/ketones selectivity. This review aims to make an overview on the reasonable reaction mechanism and promising catalytic system of alcohols dehydrogenation.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21306214 and 21276263) and “100Talents” program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-EW-H05).

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      Chen Xu, Chuanhui Zhang, Hong Li, Xueyuan Zhao, Liang Song & Xuebing Li

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    Xu, C., Zhang, C., Li, H. et al. An Overview of Selective Oxidation of Alcohols: Catalysts, Oxidants and Reaction Mechanisms. Catal Surv Asia 20, 13–22 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-015-9199-x

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