An Efficient and Practical System for the Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols, Aldehydes, and α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids
- 11 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 71 (25), 9291-9296
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jo0612574
Abstract
Upon exposure to commercial bleach (∼5% aqueous sodium hypochlorite), nickel(II) chloride or nickel(II) acetate is transformed quantitatively into an insoluble nickel species, nickel oxide hydroxide. This material consists of high surface area nanoparticles (ca. 4 nm) and is a useful heterogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of many organic compounds. The oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids, secondary alcohols to ketones, aldehydes to carboxylic acids, and α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids to epoxy acids is demonstrated using 2.5 mol % of nickel catalyst and commercial bleach as the terminal oxidant. We demonstrate the controlled and selective oxidation of several organic substrates using this system affording 70−95% isolated yields and 90−100% purity. In most cases, the oxidations can be performed without an organic solvent, making this approach attractive as a “greener” alternative to conventional oxidations.Keywords
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