Synthesis 2003(15): 2373-2377  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42396
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Efficient Aerobic Oxidation of Acetals to Esters Catalyzed by N-Hydroxy phthalimide (NHPI) and Co(II) under Mild Conditions

Babak Karimi*, Jamshid Rajabi
Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), P. O. Box 45195-159, Gava Zang, Zanjan, Iran
e-Mail: karimi@iasbs.ac.ir;
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Publication History

Received 24 March 2003
Publication Date:
29 September 2003 (online)

Abstract

Efficient oxidation of a variety of structurally diverse acetals, including open-chain acetals, 1,3-dioxanes, 1,3-dioxalanes, with molecular oxygen using catalytic amounts of N-hydroxy­phthalimide (NHPI) in the presence of Co(OAc)2 as co-catalyst was investigated.