Zinc-catalyzed oxidative esterification of aromatic aldehydes

A general and efficient protocol for the oxidative esterification of aldehydes has been developed. By using 10 mol % of ZnBr₂ and 4 equiv of H₂O₂, 21 examples of esters were produced in good to excellent yields. Both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing functional groups are tolerable under our reaction conditions.     

Evidence of protonation during the oxidation of some aryl alcohols by permanganate in perchloric acid medium and mechanism of the oxidation processes

The oxidation of benzyl alcohol and methoxy-, chloro-, and nitro- substituted benzyl alcohols by permanganate has been studied in aqueous and acetic acid medium in presence of perchloric acid. The reaction is first-order in [MnO₄^?] and [XC₆H₄CH₂OH], but the order is complex with respect to [H⁺]. Different thermodynamic parameters have been evaluated. The reaction occurs through the protonation of alcohol in a fast preequilibrium followed by a slow rate-determining oxidation step. A two-electron transfer oxidation step has been suggested for benzyl alcohol and chloro- and nitro- substituted alcohols, while the oxidation of methoxy compounds involves a one-electron transfer via a free-radical mechanism. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Calcium and magnesium chlorides-catalyzed oxidative esterification of aromatic aldehydes

An interesting procedure for the oxidative esterification of aromatic aldehydes has been developed. By using catalytic amount of CaCl₂ or MgCl₂, various methyl benzoates were isolated in good yields with hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant.     

Palladium-catalyzed aromatic esterification of aldehydes with organoboronic acids and molecular oxygen

A palladium-catalyzed aromatic esterification reaction of aldehydes with arylboronic acids under an air atmosphere was achieved. This reaction tolerates many functional groups and provides aryl benzoate derivatives with yields ranging from moderate to good. Dioxygen takes part in the reaction and is crucial for this transformation.     

锰卟啉一次氯酸钠模拟体系中由芳醛制备相应羧酸

前文报道了在金属卟啉-次氯酸钠模拟体系中氧化苯甲醛时,金属卟啉结构与其催化性能的关系,结果表明:四(2.6-二氯)苯基卟啉合锰是稳定性能最好及活性较高的催化剂。本文进一步报道各种因素对反应的影响,并在此基础上提出了由芳醛合成相应羧酸的新方法。     

Copper-catalyzed methyl esterification of aromatic aldehydes and benzoic alcohols by TBHP as both oxidant and methyl source

A copper-catalyzed synthesis of methyl esters from aromatic aldehydes in the presence of tert-butyl hydrogen peroxide (TBHP) was developed via a radical reaction mechanism. TBHP acts not only as an efficient oxidant, but also as a green methyl source in such transformation. Moreover, this method could also be efficiently extended to the methyl esterification of benzylic alcohols.     

Metal‐free aerobic oxidative esterification of aromatic aldehydes promoted by potassium fluoride (KF)

We investigated the oxidative esterification of aldehydes with alcohols/phenols to produce a range of esters. In this approach, we conducted the reaction under metal‐free conditions at room temperature. The reactions were promoted by potassium fluoride (KF) as the additive, resulting in the desired product in good to high yields. This procedure was found to be effective for the production of aryl esters, which are challenging in most of the available reports. It is vital for this procedure not to exclude air as the source of oxygen.     

Peroxovanadium-catalyzed oxidative esterification of aldehydes

The peroxovanadium species generated from V(2)O(5) and hydrogen peroxide, which is liberated from peroxy salts such as sodium perborate (SPB) or sodium percarbonate (SPC), transform aldehydes directly into esters in an alcoholic medium. Monoesters of diols have been achieved directly in one pot from aldehydes. High catalytic turnover number combined with inexpensive, easily available reagents and innocuous side products from the reaction make it a suitable alternative for the synthesis of esters from aldehydes.     

Lewis acid-activated oxidation of alcohols by permanganate

The oxidation of alcohols by KMnO(4) is greatly accelerated by various Lewis acids. Notably the rate is increased by 4 orders of magnitude in the presence of Ca(2+). The mechanisms of the oxidation of CH(3)OH and PhCH(OH)CH(3) by MnO(4)(-) and BF(3)·MnO(4)(-) have also been studied computationally by the DFT method.     

Salt effect in the oxidation of iodide by permanganate

The rate of the reaction between permanganate and iodide ions had been measured in several concentrated salt solutions. There is a salt effect, which is dependent on the hydration heat of the salt present in the reaction medium.

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Kinetic study of the oxidation of alcohols by cetyltrimethylammonium permanganate

Kinetics of the oxidation of 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol and 1-pentanol by cetyltrimethylammonium permangenate oxidant have been investigated. The reactions are autocatalytic, colloidal manganese dioxide as one of the reaction products has been identified as the auto-catalyst.

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Mechanism of the oxidation of organic sulphides by permanganate ion

The kinetics of the oxidation of number of aryl methyl, alkyl phenyl, dialkyl and diphenyl sulphides by permanganate ion to yield the sulphoxides, have been studied. The reaction is first order with respect to the sulphide and permanganate and is independent of hydrogen ion concentration. The reaction exhibited negative polar reaction constants and a small degree of steric hindrance. The lack of solvent isotope effect and the observed solvent effect ( m = 0.39 for McSPh) are explained by an electrophilic attack of permanganate-oxygen on the sulphide yielding a polar transition state. A moderate anchimeric assistance was observed in the oxidation ofo-C00Me ando-C00H substituted methyl phenyl sulphide. A mechanism involving a one-step electrophilic oxygen transfer from permanganate ion to the sulphide and a polar product-like transition state, has been proposed.     

金属四苯基卟啉-次氯酸钠模拟体系中芳醛氧化反应的研究

研究了以次氯酸钠为氧化剂在两相条件下芳香醛氧化反应中锰(III)-卟啉的催化性质, 在TPPMn(III)醋酸盐, TPPFe(III)氯化物, TPPCo(II)和TPPNi(II)催化剂中(四苯基卟啉, TPP), 前二个化合物呈现催化活性, 研究表明, OXO-金属卟啉的形成是反应的关键步骤。     

Kinetics and mechanisms of the oxidation by permanganate of L-Phenylalanine

The oxidation of L-Phenylalanine by permanganate ion in aqueous phosphate buffers is autocatalized by the inorganic reaction product, which is stabilized in solution by adsorption of phosphate ions on its surface. This product is a soluble form of colloidal manganese dioxide. The rate of the noncatalytic reaction pathway is first-order in both the oxidizing and reducing agent. It is not affected by potassium chloride addition to the solution, but by phosphate addition. The rate increases with the pH of the medium. The autocatalytic pathway is first-order in both permanganate ion and colloidal manganese dioxide, (the permanganate ion according to the Langmuir isotherm). The autocatalytic rate increases with reductant concentration (follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm). It is not affected by potassium chloride addition to the solution, whereas an increase in the phosphate concentration results in an increase in the rate with the same pH of the medium. Mechanisms consistent with the experimental data are proposed.