Cerium-photocatalyzed aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols to aldehydes and ketones
Girish Suresh Yedase, S. Nirmal Kumar, J Stahl, Burkhard König, Veera Reddy Yatham
Abstract
We have developed a cerium-photocatalyzed aerobic oxidation of primary and secondary benzylic alcohols to aldehydes and ketones using inexpensive CeCl 3 ·7H 2 O as photocatalyst and air oxygen as the terminal oxidant.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCeriumAlcohol oxidationPhotocatalysisPrimary (astronomy)Organic chemistryKetoneCatalysisMolecular oxygenOxygenPhysicsAstronomyOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsRadical Photochemical ReactionsSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions