A CONVENIENT ONE-POT METHOD OF CONVERTING ALCOHOLS INTO OXIMES

The one-pot conversion of[3pc] primary and secondary alcohols into oximes is reported using chromium trioxide supported on alumina and hydroxylamine hydrochloride under solvent free condition. This oxidation-oxime formation reaction has been applied to a range of aliphatic and benzylic alcohols.     

A robust NNP-type ruthenium (II) complex for alcohols dehydrogenation to esters and pyrroles

A Ru (II) complex bearing pyridyl-based benzimidazole-phosphine tridentate NNP ligand was synthesized and structurally characterized by NMR, IR. The complex can efficiently and selectively catalyze the acceptorless dehydrogenation of primary alcohols to esters under relatively mild conditions and the synthesis of pyrroles by means of the reactions of secondary alcohols and β-amino alcohols through acceptorless deoxygenation condensation.     

A novel acid-catalyzed C5-alkylation of oxindoles using alcohols

A novel C5-alkylation of oxindoles using alcohols as alkylating agents under acid catalysis is described for the first time. The reactions of various benzylic, allylic and propargylic alcohols are studied to obtain the corresponding 5-substituted oxindoles in good yields.     

A highly efficient and recyclable silica-supported palladium catalyst for alcohol oxidation reaction

A silica supported palladium catalyst (SiO₂@APTES-Pd) showed excellent activity and reusability for selective oxidation of alcohols to corresponding carbonyl compounds with H₂O₂ as oxidant under base free environment. A wide range of alcohols including aliphatic alcohols are tolerated as substrates with a low loading of palladium (0.1 mol %).     

A highly efficient TEMPO mediated oxidation of sugar primary alcohols into uronic acids using 1-chloro-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one at room temperature

Oxidation of various sugar primary alcohols into corresponding uronic acids was demonstrated using 1-chloro-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one and TEMPO. The reaction proceeds at room temperature in good to excellent yields. Primary alcohols get oxidized selectively over the secondary alcohols under mild reaction conditions.     

A mild and efficient method for the oxidation of benzylic alcohols by two-phase electrolysis

Electrochemical oxidation of benzylic and substituted benzylic alcohols by two-phase electrolysis yields the corresponding aldehydes as products. The reaction was carried out in a single compartment cell with platinum electrodes at room temperature in chloroform using an aqueous sodium bromide solution (25%) containing a catalytic amount of HBr. The two-phase electrolysis resulted in high yields (74-96%) of benzaldehyde from primary alcohols and secondary alcohols were oxidized to the corresponding ketone but only in low yields under these conditions.     

A regioselective etherification of pyridoxine via an ortho-pyridinone methide intermediate

The catalyst-free, regioselective synthesis of 4′-O-substituted pyridoxine derivatives under solventless conditions is described. The methodology relies on the highly regioselective formation of the ortho-pyridinone methide from pyridoxine and subsequent oxa-Michael addition of alcohol nucleophiles. This methodology provides good to excellent yields for primary and secondary alcohols and moderate yields for tertiary alcohols.     

A highly efficient and direct approach for synthesis of enantiopure beta-amino alcohols by reductive cross-coupling of chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines with aldehydes

A highly efficient and practical approach for the synthesis of optically pure beta-amino alcohols by the SmI2-induced reductive cross-coupling of chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines with aldehydes was developed. This method allows the preparation of a broad range of chiral beta-amino alcohols, including functionalized ones under mild conditions. It provides a straightforward access to enantiopure beta-amino alcohols that are widely applicable in asymmetric synthesis.     

A facile and efficient [bmim]N3 catalyzed direct oxidative esterification of arylaldehydes with alcohols

Task-specific ionic liquid, [bmim]N₃ was used as an effective catalyst and reaction medium for the direct oxidative esterification of arylaldehydes with alcohols. The oxidative esterification reaction of a variety of arylaldehydes took place smoothly with some primary and secondary alcohols in [bmim]N₃. Satisfactory results were obtained with arylaldehydes containing electron withdrawing groups. Tertiary alcohols did not react under these conditions.     

Allyltin tribromide: A versatile reagent involved in the ring-opening of epoxides

This paper presents a versatile reagent for epoxide cleavage. The allyltin tribromide could act as a novel and easily prepared allylation reagent and halide atom donor to convert epoxides to the corresponding homoallyl alcohols and halohydrins in high yields with excellent regioselectivities under mild reaction conditions, respectively. It could also act as a Lewis acid to catalyze the ring opening reactions of epoxides with alcohols.     

Thermodynamic favorable CO2 conversion via vicinal diols and propargylic alcohols: A metal-free catalytic method

Organocatalysis represents a promising field in chemical fixation of CO2.Herein,a facile metal-free strategy was reported for the one-pot preparation of cyclic carbonates and a-hydroxy ketones from vicinal diols,propargylic alcohols and CO2.Wide scope of vicinal diols and propargylic alcohols was demonstrated to be efficient under the DBU-catalyzed conditions.A plausible mechanism was proposed,which included detailed main and side reactions under the metal-free conditions.     

Sodium iodide/boron trifluoride etherate: A mild reagent system for the conversion of allylic and benzylic alcohols into corresponding iodides and sulfoxides into sulfides

A variety of allylic and benzylic alcohols have been converted into the corresponding iodides using NaI/BF₃.Et₂O. Selective conversion of allylic and benzylic alcohols in preference to primary saturated alcohols has also been demonstrated. Further, the same reagent system has been used to convert sulfoxides into sulfides under mild conditions.     

A mild and efficient method for bromination of alcohols using α,α-dibromo-β-dicarbonyl compounds as halogen sources

Exploration of α,α-dibromo-β-dicarbonyl compounds as novel bromine agents for the conversion of alcohols to alkyl bromides under neutral conditions has been achieved. This method can be used for acid-sensitive substrates and allows the bromination of various primary and secondary alcohols to proceed at room temperature within a very short period of time.     

A reasonable explanation for the mechanism of photo-promoted chemoselective aerobic oxidation of alcohols using (ON)Ru(salen) complex as catalyst

The mechanism of aerobic oxidation of alcohols using (ON)Ru(salen) complex as catalyst under photo-irradiation was examined through studies of kinetics of the oxidation, kinetic isotope effect in the oxidation, and effect of the ligand structure on the chemoselectivity of the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols. It was demonstrated that the aerobic oxidation includes an intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer process that is attributed to realization of efficient differentiation of primary and secondary alcohols in the oxidation.     

Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromochromate: A New and Efficient Oxidant for Organic Substrates

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromochromate is a versatile reagent for the effective and selective oxidation of organic substrates, particularly for alcohols, under mild conditions.     

A mild and efficient method for preparation of azides from alcohols using acidic ionic liquid [H-NMP]HSO4

We report here an efficient method for the synthesis and characterization of [H-NMP]HSO₄ and its application as an efficient catalyst and solvent for preparation of azides from corresponding alcohols under mild conditions. This processor showed high chemoselectivity for conversion of various alcohols to their corresponding azides.     

Stannous Chloride Dihydrate : A New Catalyst For The Tetrahydropyranylation Of Alcohols

Catalytic Stannous chloride dihydrate in polar aprotic solvents like chloroform efficiently catalyse the tetrahydropyranylation of alcohols in a short time under mild conditions.     

Isomerization reactions of allylic alcohols into ketones with the Grubbs reagent

Allylic alcohols were isomerized into ketones by the action of the Grubbs reagent. Some model alcohols were prepared and tested under similar conditions to reveal that less substituted alkenes rearrange more easily. More hindered alcohols are stable under these conditions, however, the simple allylic alcohols tend to isomerize producing ethyl ketone and the corresponding degraded methyl ketone.     

Isoquinolinium Fluorochromate: A New and Efficient Oxidant for Organic Substrates

Isoquinolinium fluorochromate is a versatile reagent for the effective and selective oxidation of organic substrates, in particular for alcohols, under mild conditions.     

Ligand-promoted dehydrogenation of alcohols catalyzed by Cp*Ir complexes. A new catalytic system for oxidant-free oxidation of alcohols

[reaction: see text] An efficient catalytic system for oxidant-free oxidation of alcohols has been developed. A new Cp*Ir catalyst bearing a 2-hydroxypyridine ligand has been designed on the concept of "ligand-promoted dehydrogenation". Various secondary alcohols can be dehydrogenatively oxidized to ketones under neutral conditions with high turnover numbers by using the new Cp*Ir catalyst.