title: Catalytic Fehling's Reaction: An Efficient Aerobic Oxidation of Aldehyde Catalyzed by Copper in Water.
abstract: The first example of homogeneous copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of aldehydes is reported. This method utilizes atmospheric oxygen as the sole oxidant, proceeds under extremely mild aqueous conditions, and covers a wide range of various functionalized aldehydes. Chromatography is generally not necessary for product purification.
authors: Department of Chemistry and FRQNT Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada.
authors: Mingxin
authors: M
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Chemistry and FRQNT Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada. cj.li@mcgill.ca.
authors: Chao-Jun
authors: CJ
authors: Li
keywords: copper; homogeneous catalysis; oxidation; reaction mechanisms