Benzaldehyde
Recent Literature
Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of multisubstituted allyl alcohols in the presence
of benzaldehyde gives enals or enones in good yields via an intramolecular
hydrogen transfer. This reaction offers an efficient, mild, and high-yielding
access to substituted α,β-unsaturated compounds.
K. Ren, B. Hu, M. Zhao, Y. Tu, X. Xie, Z. Zhang, J. Org. Chem., 2014,
79, 2170-2177.
Visible-light photoredox catalysis achieved a dehydrogenative coupling of
phosphines and thiophenols at room temperature. Key to this success is the use
of benzaldehyde as a soft oxidant, which avoids phosphine oxidation. Furthermore,
an unexpected dealkylative coupling of secondary and tertiary alkylphosphines
with thiophenols is observed.
X. Wang, C. Xia, L. Wu,
Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 7373-7377.
