シッフ塩基銅(II)錯体を用いるエタノールのガラクトースオキシダーゼ酸素酸化

抄録

Ethanol was oxidized to acetaldehyde with N, N'-(2-hydroxy-1, 3-propanediy1)bis[salicylylideneaminato]copper(II), [1], in the presence of base such as KOH at 40-45°C. The time course of the reaction showed the autocatalytic feature. During the reaction, the reduction of [1] was observed, and hydrogen peroxide was found to be responsible for the reduction, to give the reduced form of [1] which is catalytically more active than [1] itself.