Abstract
Ru IV–M and Pd II–M (MCo III, Fe III and Mn III) binary oxides supported on γ-alumina are demonstrated to be novel, active catalysts for selective liquid-phase oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to, respectively, aldehydes and ketones with nitrous oxide under 10 bar N 2O pressure and 100 °C. The Ru and Pd catalysts have comparable activities but Ru ones are more selective, the Ru–Co system (Ru/Co=1:1) showing the best performance. Activated primary alcohols (benzyl and cinnamyl alcohol) and secondary alcohols give aldehydes or ketones with 100% selectivity at 95–100% conversion. Non-activated primary alcohols (e.g. 1-dodecanol) give aldehydes with some over-oxidation to acids; the latter is completely inhibited by adding a radical scavenger. The Ru–Co catalyst can be reused without loss of selectivity, although with a gradual decrease in its activity. Compared to the Ru–Co catalysed oxidation of alcohols with O 2 studied earlier, the oxidation with N 2O has the advantage of considerably higher selectivity, albeit occurring under higher pressures.
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