Dehydrogenative α-Oxygenation of Ethers with an Iron Catalyst
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Selective alpha-oxidation of ethers under aerobic conditions is a long-pursued transformation; however, a green and efficient catalytic version of this reaction remains challenging. Herein, we report a new family of iron catalysts capable of promoting chemoselective alpha-oxidation of a range of ethers with excellent mass balance and high turnover numbers under 1 atm of O-2 with no need for any additives. Unlike metalloenzymes and related biomimetics, the catalyst produces H-2 as the only byproduct. Mechanistic investigations provide evidence for an unexpected two-step reaction pathway, which involves dehydrogenative incorporation of O-2 into the ether to give a peroxobisether intermediate followed by cleavage of the peroxy bond to form two ester molecules, releasing stoichiometric H-2 gas in each step. The operational simplicity and environmental friendliness of this methodology affords a useful alternative for performing oxidation, while the unique ability of the catalyst in oxygenating a substrate via dehydrogenation points to a new direction for understanding metalloenzymes and designing new biomimetic catalysts.
Retamal, J. I.; Ruiz, V. M.; Tapia, R. A., Synthetic Communications, 1982, vol. 12, # 4, p. 279 - 286
作者:Retamal, J. I.、Ruiz, V. M.、Tapia, R. A.、Valderrama, J. A.、Vega, J. C.
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Green, Ivan R.; Hugo, Victor I.; Oosthuisen, Francois J., South African Journal of Chemistry, 1994, vol. 48, # 1/2, p. 15 - 22
作者:Green, Ivan R.、Hugo, Victor I.、Oosthuisen, Francois J.、Eeden, Nestor van、Giles, Robin G. F.
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RETAMAL, J. I.;RUIZ, V. M.;TAPIA, R. A.;VALDERRAMA, J. A.;VEGA, J. C., SYNTH. COMMUN., 1982, 12, N 4, 279-285
作者:RETAMAL, J. I.、RUIZ, V. M.、TAPIA, R. A.、VALDERRAMA, J. A.、VEGA, J. C.
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Dehydrogenative α-Oxygenation of Ethers with an Iron Catalyst
作者:Angela Gonzalez-de-Castro、Craig M. Robertson、Jianliang Xiao
DOI:10.1021/ja502167h
日期:2014.6.11
Selective alpha-oxidation of ethers under aerobic conditions is a long-pursued transformation; however, a green and efficient catalytic version of this reaction remains challenging. Herein, we report a new family of iron catalysts capable of promoting chemoselective alpha-oxidation of a range of ethers with excellent mass balance and high turnover numbers under 1 atm of O-2 with no need for any additives. Unlike metalloenzymes and related biomimetics, the catalyst produces H-2 as the only byproduct. Mechanistic investigations provide evidence for an unexpected two-step reaction pathway, which involves dehydrogenative incorporation of O-2 into the ether to give a peroxobisether intermediate followed by cleavage of the peroxy bond to form two ester molecules, releasing stoichiometric H-2 gas in each step. The operational simplicity and environmental friendliness of this methodology affords a useful alternative for performing oxidation, while the unique ability of the catalyst in oxygenating a substrate via dehydrogenation points to a new direction for understanding metalloenzymes and designing new biomimetic catalysts.