Tetrahedron Letters

Ruthenium (IV) porphyrin catalyzed highly selective oxidation of internal alkenes into ketones with Cl 2 pyNO as terminal oxidant

ZM Wang, XL Sang, CM Che, J Chen

Index: Wang, Zhi-Ming; Sang, Xue-Ling; Che, Chi-Ming; Chen, Jian Tetrahedron Letters, 2014 , vol. 55, # 10 p. 1736 - 1739

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Abstract

Carbonyl groups have extensive applications in organic synthesis. 1 In the literature, a number of effective means have been developed for the synthesis of ketones. Terminal alkenes except ethylene can be converted to methyl ketones as the main products by aerobic PdCl 2 -catalyzed Cu-mediated oxidation in aqueous solutions, usually referred to the Wacker oxidation. 2 However, the most important industrial application of Wacker oxidation is the conversion ...