Catalytic Oxidative Decarboxylation of Some Benzylcarboxylic Acid Derivatives by a New Iron(III) Schiff Base Complex

✍ Scribed by Morteza MONTAZEROZOHORI; Masoud NASR-ESFAHANI; Parisa AKHLAGHI

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 84 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0256-7660
• DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.200990143

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A quadridentate Schiff base ligand of N,N′‐bis(2‐hydroxy‐__α‐__methylbenzylidene)ethylenediamine (HMBEDA) and its new iron(III) complex were synthesized and identified by analytical, spectral data (^1^H NMR, ^13^C NMR FT‐IR and UV‐visible) and molar conductance. A rapid and efficient homogeneous oxidative decarboxylation of some benzylcarboxylic acid derivatives was carried out by a catalytic amount of iron(III) Schiff base complex in chloroform, using tetrabutylammonium periodate as a mild oxidant in good to excellent yields at room temperature.