Catalytic oxidation adjacent to carbonyl groups and at benzylic positions with a fluorous seleninic acid in the presence of iodoxybenzene.
In conjunction with iodoxybenzene as oxidant, perfluorooctylseleninic acid serves as a catalyst for the oxidation of aryl alkyl ketones to the corresponding ketoacids. Benzylic methylene groups are also oxidized by this reagent combination to the corresponding ketones.
Crich
David
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Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7061, USA. dcrich@uic.edu
Zou
Yekui
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