Cobalt-Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Alcohols to Carboxylate Salts and Hydrogen

Deepak Ranjan Pradhan, Sandip Pattanaik, Jugal Kishore and Chidambaram Gunanathan*

*School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India, Email: gunanathanniser.ac.in

D. R. Pradhan, S. Pattanaik, J. Kishore, C. Gunanathan, Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 1852-1857.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00193

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Abstract

A simple and readily accessible cobalt pincer catalyst (NNN^HtBuCoBr₂) mediates a facile oxidation of alcohols to carboxylate salts. This acceptorless dehydrogenation displays good functional group tolerance.

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Key Words

oxidation of alcohols

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ID: J54-Y2020