| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5271745 | Tetrahedron Letters | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An efficient and environmentally benign method for the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids has been developed. Singlet oxygen, generated by visible light in the presence of a Ru or Ir photocatalyst, reacted with aldehydes to give the corresponding carboxylic acids in excellent yields. The reaction is highly chemo-selective, in which only an aldehyde moiety is reactive even in the presence of other photo-oxidation active sites. This method is an example of an ideal green chemical reaction in the sense that molecular oxygen and visible light are key sources for the transformation.
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Authors
Naeem Iqbal, Sungkyu Choi, Youngmin You, Eun Jin Cho,