Use of the Composite Material RuO2/BaTi4O9 as an Environmentally Benign Solid Catalyst for the Oxidative Cleavage of Olefins

Catalytic use of a composite material, RuO 2 /BaTi 4 O 9 , in combination with NaIO 4 in EtOAc-H 2 O has been shown to efficiently cleave alkenes, affording ketones, aldehydes and/or carboxylic acids in high yields.