Cobalt Catalyzed α-Hydroxylation of Arylacetic Acid Equivalents with Dioxygen
作者:Rupali Dasharath Shinde、Anil Rajendra Paraskar、Jogendra Kumar、Eliza Ghosh、Tapan Kanti Paine、Sukalyan Bhadra
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.4c00708
日期:2024.7.5
A cobalt catalyst, under oxidative conditions, facilitates the single electron transfer process in N-pyridyl arylacetamides to form α-carbon-centered radicals that readily react with molecular oxygen, giving access to mandelic acid derivatives. In contrast to the known benzylic hydroxylation approaches, this approach enables chemo- and regioselective hydroxylation at a benzylic position adjacent to