Oxidation of Methoxy- and/or Methyl-Substituted Benzenes and Naphthalenes to Quinones and Phenols by H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>in HCOOH
作者:Hideo Orita、Masao Shimizu、Takashi Hayakawa、Katsuomi Takehira
DOI:10.1246/bcsj.62.1652
日期:1989.5
The oxidation of a number of arenes (methoxybenzenes, methylbenzenes, and naphthalenes) to quinones and phenols by H2O2 in HCOOH has been examined. Methoxybenzenes were much more easily oxidized to p-benzoquinones than methylbenzenes (e.g., 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene was oxidized to 2,6-dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone in a 75% yield and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene to 2,3,5-trimethyl-p-benzoquinone in a 16% yield)
已经研究了在 HCOOH 中通过 H2O2 将许多芳烃(甲氧基苯、甲苯和萘)氧化为醌和苯酚。甲氧基苯比甲基苯更容易氧化成对苯醌(例如,1,3,5-三甲氧基苯以 75% 的产率氧化成 2,6-二甲氧基-对苯醌,1,2,4-三甲苯氧化成 2, 3,5-三甲基-对苯醌,产率为 16%)。吸电子取代基,如硝基、氰基和氯基团,降低了反应物的转化率,并将产物的选择性从醌类变为酚类。甲氧基苄腈以中等产率氧化成相应的酚类(例如,2,6-二甲氧基苄腈以39%的产率和64%的选择性氧化成3-羟基-2,6-二甲氧基苄腈)。