Fenton chemistry enables the catalytic oxidative rearrangement of indoles using hydrogen peroxide
Guodong Zhao, Lixin Liang, Eryu Wang, Shaoyan Lou, Rui Qi, Rongbiao Tong
Abstract
The discovery of iron(<sc>ii</sc>) bromide and cerium(<sc>iii</sc>) bromide as a bifunctional catalyst enables the oxidative rearrangement of indoles with hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrogen peroxideChemistryCatalysisCeriumBromideOxidative phosphorylationBifunctionalPhotochemistryPeroxideCombinatorial chemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and Reactions