<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-Dimethylformamide (DMF) as a Source of Oxygen To Access α-Hydroxy Arones via the α-Hydroxylation of Arones
作者:Weibing Liu、Cui Chen、Peng Zhou
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.6b02751
日期:2017.2.17
An unprecedented alpha-hydroxylation strategy was developed for the synthesis of alpha-hydroxy arones using N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as an oxygen source. Control experiments demonstrated that the oxygen atom of the hydroxy group in the alpha-hydroxy arones produced in this reaction was derived from DMF. This new reaction therefore not only provides an alternative strategy for the a-hydroxylation of arones but also highlights the possibility of using the inexpensive common solvent DMF as a source of oxygen in organic synthesis.