title: Catalytic action of triarylstibanes: oxidation of benzoins into benzyls using triarylstibanes under an aerobic condition.
abstract: Benzoins are simply oxidized to benzils in excellent yields with a catalytic amount of triarylstibanes under an aerobic condition. This catalytic oxidation is heteroatom-specific in the antimony compound and no reaction take place with other group 15 reagents such as triphenylphosphane, -arsane and -bismuthane. The reaction should involve an oxidation-reduction cycle between stibane Sb(III) and stiborane Sb(V) under air.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasuike
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Shin-Ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawara
authors.forename: Jyoji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurita
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001573:Benzoin / Q000737:chemistry*; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D001573:Benzoin