PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY UTILIZING OXYGEN COMPLEXES

摘要

A novel process for producing oxygen-containing organic compounds with high selectivity and good yield by oxidizing organic compounds under mild conditions is provided, which process comprises using as a catalyst for the oxidation, a complex (MmXn.Ll) consisting of a transition metal compound (MmXn) and an organic phosphorous compound (L) as a ligand, wherein M represents a transition metal belonging to group I, group IV DIFFERENCE VII or iron group in group VIII of the periodic table; X represents an anion such as a halogen; ligand L represents an organic phosphorous compound; and m and n mean a number of the atomic valence of said transition metal (ion) M and said anion X, respectively, and l means a number of said ligand.