title: Chemoselective oxidative C(CO)-C(methyl) bond cleavage of methyl ketones to aldehydes catalyzed by CuI with molecular oxygen.
abstract: Aldehyde Termination: A novel copper-catalyzed transformation from methyl ketones into aldehydes has been accomplished. This method is applicable to a wide range of aromatic and aliphatic methyl ketones and chemoselectively produces aldehydes, accompanied by the release of hydrogen (H2 ) and carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as by-products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024 (China).
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xihe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Xiaoxue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Xingqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Badru-Deen
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Peiqiu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liao
keywords: aldehydes; cleavage reactions; copper; ketones; oxygen