Hydrophilic sodium perruthenate, rather than lipophilic ruthenium tetraoxide, is the mediator in the oxidation of octan-2-ol by sodium hypochlorite in a water-carbon tetrachloride (or dichloromethane) biphasic system; as a consequence, oxidation occurs at the phase boundary and is promoted by stirring or ultrasound.
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