Issue 6, 2013
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New Journal of Chemistry

Transition-metal-free aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids†

Jing Wang,‡a   Chao Liu,‡a   Jiwen Yuana  and  Aiwen Lei*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, P. R. China
E-mail: aiwenlei@whu.edu.cn
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b Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000 Lanzhou, China

Abstract

A transition-metal-free aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to acids was achieved in the presence of a base. This transformation provides an effective protocol towards the synthesis of aryl, alkyl, heterocyclic and vinyl carboxylic acids.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NJ00045A
Article type
Letter
Submitted
11 Jan 2013
Accepted
05 Mar 2013
First published
06 Mar 2013

New J. Chem., 2013,37, 1700-1703

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Transition-metal-free aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids

J. Wang, C. Liu, J. Yuan and A. Lei, New J. Chem., 2013, 37, 1700 DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ00045A

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