OXIDATION OF GERANIOL AND RELATED VOLATILE TERPENOIDS WITH IODOSYLBENZENE CATALYZED BY ETRAKIS(2',6'-DICHLOROPHENYL)PORPHYRINATOIRON(III) CHLORIDE IN DICHLOROMETHANE, AQUEOUS SDS AND CTAB MICELLES

Oxidation of geraniol with iodosylbenzene catalysed by etrakis(2',6'-d ichlorophenyl)porphyrinatoiron(lll) chloride [Cl8TPPFe(III)Cl] in dich loromethane gives geranial, geranic acid and 6,7-epoxygeraniol in mode rate yields. In aqueous SDS micelles, the oxidation of geraniol with i odosylbenzene in the presence of Cl8TPPFe(III)Cl gives geranial and ge ranic acid in high yields, whereas in CTAB micelles it gives the corre sponding aldehyde and acid as well as both 6,7-epoxygeraniol and 2,3-e poxygeraniol in moderate yields. The changes in oxidation products and their yields in the presence of sodium chloride and sodium bromide ha ve been reported in SDS micelles.