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DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1218809
Unified Oxidation Protocol for the Synthesis of Carbonyl Compounds Using a Manganese Catalyst
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02. Juni 2010 (online)
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Abstract
We have developed a unified protocol for the oxidation of ethers, benzylic compounds, and alcohols to carbonyl compounds. The protocol uses catalytic amounts of manganese(II) chloride tetrahydrate and 4,4′,4′′-tri(t-butyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine in combination with a stoichiometric amount of either m-chloroperbenzoic acid (MCPBA) or potassium hydrogen peroxysulfate (KHSO5). A reagent system consisting of the Mn catalyst and MCPBA permitted the chemoselective sp³ C-H oxidation of alkyl ethers and benzylic compounds to generate the corresponding ketones. Alternatively, the water-soluble inorganic salt KHSO5 in combination with the Mn catalyst was used to oxidize alcohols to ketones or carboxylic acids. Importantly, the Mn catalyst/KHSO5 system eliminates technical difficulties associated with the isolation of carboxylic acid products. All the oxidations presented in this feature article proceed at sub-ambient temperature in an aerobic atmosphere, and can therefore be used in practical syntheses of complex organic molecules.
Key words
catalysis - oxidation - ethers - alcohols - ketones - carboxylic acids
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32Treatment of an olefin with the Mn catalyst/KHSO5 system resulted in clean formation of an epoxide (Scheme [6] ).
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Scheme 6 Formation of an epoxide from an olefin