title: Iridium-catalyzed Oppenauer oxidations of primary alcohols using acetone or 2-butanone as oxidant.
abstract: The first Oppenauer oxidation of primary alcohols with acetone or 2-butanone by an amino alcohol-based Ir bifunctional catalyst was accomplished. The reaction proceeds with 1 mol % catalyst in acetone or 2-butanone at 30-80 degrees C to give the corresponding aldehydes in 33-96% yield.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiroi