Bi2O3-catalyzed oxidation of aldehydes with t-BuOOH

✍ Scribed by Payal Malik; Debashis Chakraborty

• Book ID: 104097774
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 683 KB
• Volume: 51
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.04.101

✦ Synopsis

A variety of aromatic, aliphatic and conjugated aldehydes were transformed to the corresponding carboxylic acids with 70% t-BuOOH solution (water) in the presence of catalytic amounts of Bi 2 O 3 . This method possesses a wide range of capabilities, does not involve cumbersome work-up, exhibits chemoselectivity and proceeds under mild conditions. The resulting products are obtained in good yields within reasonable time. The overall method is green.