title: Visible light mediated efficient oxidative benzylic sp(3) C-H to ketone derivatives obtained under mild conditions using O2.
abstract: A photooxygenation of benzylic sp(3) C-H reaction has been demonstrated using O2 mediated by visible light. This protocol provides a simple and mild route to obtain ketones from benzylic sp(3) C-H bonds. Various benzylic sp(3) C-H bonds can be transformed into the desired ketone derivatives in moderate to good yields. The (18)O2 labelling experiments demonstrated that the oxygen introduced into ketone originated from dioxygen. A plausible mechanism has been proposed accordingly.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, P. R. China. aiwenlei@whu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Changliang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Linbin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Aiwen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002384:Catalysis; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D016877:Oxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D007659:Ketones; D016877:Oxidants; D010100:Oxygen