Ramakrishna, D.Badekai Ramachandra, B.2026-02-052011Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2011, 14, 5, pp. 690-69313877003https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2011.02.007https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/27258Novel copper (II)-N-(2-pyridyl)-N'-(5-R-salicylidene) hydrazine triphenylphosphine complexes have been synthesized and characterized. The complexes were effective in the catalytic oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols in presence of periodic acid (H<inf>5</inf>IO<inf>6</inf>) as oxidant. The oxidation reactions were carried out in acetonitrile. Electrochemical electron transfer study reveals CuII-CuI reduction in methanolic solutions. A mechanistic study of the above reactions has been proposed. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Catalytic oxidationCopper (II) complexesPeriodic acidSchiff base