Catalyst- and additive-free sunlight-induced autoxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids
Hongwei Shi, Jun Li, Tao Wang, Matthias Rudolph, A. Stephen K. Hashmi
Abstract
A catalyst- and additive-free sunlight-induce autoxidation of a wide range of aldehydes to carboxylic acids with oxygen from air is reported. It can be applied even at gram scale and proceeds smoothly even at lower temperatures down to 2–10 °C.
Topics & Concepts
AutoxidationCatalysisChemistrySunlightCarboxylic acidOrganic chemistryOxygenAtmospheric oxygenPhotochemistryAstronomyPhysicsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsRadical Photochemical ReactionsPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications