Abstract
A novel system of oxidant-CrO3 combined with Ce(SO 4)2, has been demonstrated to be an effective and economic oxidant for the oxidation of alkyl benzenes to ketones or aldehydes with little by-products and high yields. Including 1-(2,4-diethylphenyl)ethanone (3), seven alkyl benzenes have been studied, the products have been characterized by the elemental analyses, 1H, 13C NMR and EI-MS. The possible mechanisms of this oxidation reaction were also proposed. The obtained 5-acetyl-3- methylisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (5), the by-product of 3 was also confirmed by the crystal structure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7267-7274 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Asian Journal of Chemistry |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 9 |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- 2D NMR
- 5-Acetyl-3-methyliso-benzofuran-1(3H)-one
- Crystal structure
- Oxidation