One Electron Oxidation of α??Alkylbenzyl Alcohols Induced by Potassium 12??Tungstocobalt (III) ate− Comparison with the Oxidation Promoted by Microsomal …

…, S Belvedere, M Bietti, O Lanzalunga

Index: Baciocchi, Enrico; Belvedere, Sandro; Bietti, Massimo; Lanzalunga, Osvaldo European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1998 , # 2 p. 299 - 302

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Abstract

Abstract The chemical and microsomal oxidations of a number of 4-methoxy substituted α- alkylbenzyl alcohols 4-MeOPhCH (R) OH (E ox= 1.6− 1.7 V vs SCE) were investigated. Using potassium 12-tungstocobalt (III) ate, a bona fide one electron oxidant, competition between C α− H and C α− C β bond cleavage in the intermediate radical cation was observed when the side-chain alkyl group R was Et (2) and iPr (3). With R= Me (1), only C ...