Photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols and concomitant hydrogen peroxide production
Avik Bhattacharjee, Aireth R. LaVigne, Serena M. Frazee, Tyler L. Herrera, Theresa M. McCormick
Abstract
N -Hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) catalyzed low-temperature photochemical aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols with no metal co-catalysts allow both the oxidized products and H 2 O 2 to be isolated.
Topics & Concepts
Rose bengalSinglet oxygenHydrogen peroxidePhotochemistryPhotosensitizerChemistryPhotocatalysisCatalysisPhthalimidePeroxideOxygenOrganic chemistryOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods