Issue 48, 2010
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Chemical Communications

Solvent free oxidation of primary alcohols and diols using thymine iron(iii) catalyst†

Afnan Al-Hunaiti,a   Teemu Niemi,a   Ahlam Sibaouih,a   Petri Pihko,b   Markku Leskeläa  and  Timo Repo*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
E-mail: timo.repo@helsinki.fi
Fax: +358 (9)19150198
Tel: +358 (9)191502194

b Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Abstract

In this study, we developed an efficient and selective iron-based catalyst system for the synthesis of ketones from secondary alcohols and carboxylic acids from primary alcohol. In situ generated iron catalyst of thymine-1-acetate (THA) and FeCl3 under solvent-free condition exhibits high activity. As an example, 1-octanol and 2-octanol were oxidized to 1-octanoic acid and 2-octanone with 89% and 98% yields respectively.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC04043F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Sep 2010
Accepted
13 Oct 2010
First published
01 Nov 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 9250-9252

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Solvent free oxidation of primary alcohols and diols using thymine iron(III) catalyst

A. Al-Hunaiti, T. Niemi, A. Sibaouih, P. Pihko, M. Leskelä and T. Repo, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 9250 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04043F

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