Unexpected Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond of Glycol Ethers
摘要:
An unexpected Cu-catalyzed oxidative cleavage of the C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) bond in glycol ethers by using air or molecular oxygen as the terminal stoichiometric oxidant is demonstrated. As a result, the corresponding alpha-acyloxy ethers and formates of 1,2-ethanediol are formed by direct coupling of carboxylic acids and aldehydes with glycol ethers under the reaction conditions. This method represents the first example of Cu-catalyzed aerobic cleavage of saturated C-C bond in ethers.
Unexpected Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–C(sp<sup>3</sup>) Bond of Glycol Ethers
作者:Zhong-Quan Liu、Lixing Zhao、Xiaojie Shang、Zili Cui
DOI:10.1021/ol301220s
日期:2012.6.15
An unexpected Cu-catalyzed oxidative cleavage of the C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) bond in glycol ethers by using air or molecular oxygen as the terminal stoichiometric oxidant is demonstrated. As a result, the corresponding alpha-acyloxy ethers and formates of 1,2-ethanediol are formed by direct coupling of carboxylic acids and aldehydes with glycol ethers under the reaction conditions. This method represents the first example of Cu-catalyzed aerobic cleavage of saturated C-C bond in ethers.