The use of molecular oxygen as the stoichiometric oxidant should be advantageous because it is inexpensive,readily available,and ultimately produces benign byproducts such as H_2O.

• 鉴于分子氧具有经济、环保、易得的优势,本文从均相催化、多相催化以及新材料的应用等角度阐述了近年来液态醇以分子氧为氧化剂选择氧化到醛酮的进展。