CATALYTIC-OXIDATION OF ALPHA-CARBON OF ETHERS UTILIZING BINUCLEAR COPPER(II) COMPLEX OF 7-AZAINDOLE

Authors
MINAKATA S IMAI E OHSHIMA Y INAKI K RYU I KOMATSU M OHSHIRO Y
Citation
S. Minakata et al., CATALYTIC-OXIDATION OF ALPHA-CARBON OF ETHERS UTILIZING BINUCLEAR COPPER(II) COMPLEX OF 7-AZAINDOLE, Chemistry Letters, (1), 1996, pp. 19-20
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Chemistry Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03667022
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
19 - 20
Database
ISI
SICI code
0366-7022(1996):1<19:COAOEU>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Treatment of benzyl ethyl ether with a catalytic amount of binuclear c opper(II) complex of 7-azaindole 1 under oxygen atmosphere at 80 degre es C produced ethyl benzoate in 10400% yield based on the catalyst, Th is reaction could be also applied to other ethers (e.g., alkyl benzyl ethers and dialkyl ethers) to give alpha-oxygenated products catalytic ally.