Environmentally Benign Oxidation Reaction of Benzylic and Allylic Alcohols to Carbonyl Compounds Using Pd/C with Sodium Borohydride
Gwangil An, Minkyung Lim, Kwon-Soo Chun, Hakjune Rhee*
*Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University, Ansan Sa
1-Dong 1271, Kyunggi-Do 426-791, Korea, Email: hrhee
hanyang.ac.kr
G. An, M. Lim, K.-S. Chun, H. Rhee, Synlett, 2007, 95-98.
Abstract
Pd/C in aqueous alcohol with molecular oxygen, sodium borohydride, and potassium carbonate efficiently oxidized benzylic and allylic alcohols. Sodium borohydride allows a remarkable reactivation of active sites of the Pd surface.
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Key Words
palladium, oxidations, ketones, aldehydes, enones, alcohols, sodium borohydride, oxygen
ID: J60-Y2007-0180
