title: Copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative synthesis of aryl nitriles from benzylic alcohols and aqueous ammonia.
abstract: Copper-catalyzed direct conversion of benzylic alcohols to aryl nitriles was realized using NH3(aq.) as the nitrogen source, O2 as the oxidant and TEMPO as the co-catalyst. Furthermore, copper-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of primary aryl amides from alcohols was also achieved.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, P R of China. chuanzhoutao@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Chuanzhou
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Youmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhiling
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry*; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009566:Nitrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D009566:Nitrates; D009570:Nitriles; D014867:Water; D000641:Ammonia; D003300:Copper; C516433:copper(II) nitrate