Binary copper(I) complexes with 2,2′-bipyridine, 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine, 2,2′,2″-terpyridine, and ethylenediamine and ternary copper(I) complexes containing 2,2′-bipyridine and β-diketonates catalyse the reduction of O2 to H2O and the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, respectively.
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Munakata et al. (1980) studied this question.
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