Ruthenium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Amines

Amine oxidation is one of the fundamental reactions in organic synthesis as it leads to a variety of value-added products such as oximes, nitriles, imines, and amides among many others. These products comprise the key N-containing building blocks in the modern chemical industry, and such transformations, when achieved in the presence of molecular oxygen without using stoichiometric oxidants, are much preferred as they circumvent the production of unwanted wastes. In parallel, the versatility of ruthenium catalysts in various oxidative transformations is well-documented. Herein, this review focuses on aerobic oxidation of amines specifically by using ruthenium catalysts and highlights the major achievements in this direction and challenges that still need to be addressed.

Rice husk derived nanosilica supported Cu(ii) complex: an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for oxidation of alcohols using TBHP

We have developed a heterogenized catalyst of Cu(ii) complex immobilized onto nanosilica obtained from rice husk (RH), through Schiff-base condensation between 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) functionalized nanosilica and acetamide.