Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.
Org Lett. 2016 Aug 5;18(15):3590-3. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01598. Epub 2016 Jul 13.
A method for aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids has been developed using organic nitroxyl and NOx cocatalysts. KetoABNO (9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-one N-oxyl) and NaNO2 were identified as the optimal nitroxyl and NOx sources, respectively. The mildness of the reaction conditions enables sequential asymmetric hydroformylation of alkenes/aerobic aldehyde oxidation to access α-chiral carboxylic acids without racemization. The scope, utility, and limitations of the oxidation method are further evaluated with a series of achiral aldehydes bearing diverse functional groups.
已开发出一种使用有机氮氧自由基和 NOx 共催化剂将醛氧化为羧酸的方法。酮基 ABNO(9-氮杂双环[3.3.1]壬烷-3-酮 N-氧自由基)和 NaNO2 分别被鉴定为最佳氮氧自由基和 NOx 来源。反应条件温和,可使烯烃/有氧醛的连续不对称氢甲酰化/氧化转化为α-手性羧酸,而不会外消旋化。该氧化方法的范围、实用性和局限性还通过一系列带有不同官能团的手性醛进行了评估。