Patent ID: 8269048

Claim:
A method of allylic oxidation, characterized in that a bicyclic compound reactant with the following general Structure I: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 stand for alkyl groups, X stands for —CHR 5 — or —CHR 5 —CHR 6 —, Y stands for —CHR 7 — or —CHR 7 —CHR 8 — and R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 stand for hydrogen or alkyl groups, is oxidized with an oxygen-containing gas in presence of a metal-organic compound and a supported gold catalyst, in order to obtain an α,β-unsaturated ketones and/or alcohols, wherein a carbonyl and/or a carbinol group is in the Y-containing ring.