Iron-catalyzed β-hydroxymethylative carbonylation of styrene under photo-irradiation
Meng Guan, Ming Hou, Shuwang Tang, Guang Cheng, Xinyu Zhu, Yun‐Hui Zhao, Ximei Tang, Hongwei Zhou, Guanyinsheng Qiu
Abstract
This paper describes an iron-catalyzed divergent oxidation of styrene into β-hydroxylmethylketone and ketone under photo-irradiation. The divergence is ascribed to the use of substrates with different substituents.
Topics & Concepts
StyreneCatalysisCarbonylationIrradiationChemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryCopolymerCarbon monoxidePhysicsPolymerNuclear physicsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods