Catalytic Aerobic Photooxidative Cleavage of Carbon–Carbon Triple Bonds Using Carbon Tetrabromide

Abstract

We developed the aerobic photooxidative cleavage of carbon–carbon triple bonds to carboxylic acids in the presence of catalytic amounts of carbon tetrabromide under photoirradiation with a high-pressure mercury lamp.

Key words

photooxidation - aerobic - carbon tetrabromide - carbon–carbon triple bond - carboxylic acid

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