Cu-Catalyzed aerobic oxidative cleavage of C(sp3)–C(sp3) bond: Synthesis of α-ketoamides

Jingming Zhang, Chengkou Liu, Man Yang, Zheng Fang, Kai Guo

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Abstract

A novel synthesis of α-ketoamides from Cu-catalyzed aerobic oxidative C(sp3)–C(sp3) bond cleavage of hydrocinnamaldehydes has been developed. Readily available and environmentally benign oxygen is used as the oxidant. This reaction avoids the use of noble metal catalysts or specialized oxidants, and chemoselectively yields α-ketoamide. Moreover, based on various control experiments, a reasonable mechanism is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number152555
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume61
Issue number47
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Copper catalyst
  • Hydrocinnamaldehyde
  • Oxidative cleavage
  • Oxygen
  • α-Ketoamide

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