title: Efficient NO equivalent for activation of molecular oxygen and its applications in transition-metal-free catalytic aerobic alcohol oxidation.
abstract: tert-Butyl nitrite (TBN) was identified as an efficient NO equivalent for the activation of molecular oxygen. The unique property of TBN enabled TEMPO-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation to be performed in high-volume efficiency. Up to a 16,000 turnover number was achieved in this transition-metal-free aerobic catalytic system. Under the optimal reaction conditions, various alcohols were converted into their corresponding carbonyl compounds with TEMPO/HBr/TBN as catalyst. The newly developed method was suitable for the oxidation of solid substrate alcohols with high melting point and/or low solubility under the help of minimum solvent to form a slurry.
authors: College of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Xie
authors: Weimin
authors: W
authors: Mo
authors: Dong
authors: D
authors: Xu
authors: Zhenlu
authors: Z
authors: Shen
authors: Nan
authors: N
authors: Sun
authors: Baoxiang
authors: B
authors: Hu
authors: Xinquan
authors: X
authors: Hu