Benzylic oxidation of aromatics with cerium (IV) triflate; synthetic scope and mechanistic insight

…, M Herbert, B Cushnyr, A Bhatt, D Terrano

Index: Laali, Kenneth K.; Herbert, Mark; Cushnyr, Brad; Bhatt, Anand; Terrano, David Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1, 2001 , # 6 p. 578 - 583

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Abstract

The synthetic utility of cerium (IV) triflate Ce (OTf) 4 as a reagent for benzylic oxidation has been tested for a variety of aromatic compounds. Insight is provided into various factors that govern these oxidations and their progress. It has been shown that the mode of preparation of Ce (OTf) 4 and the% H2O present in the sample have a marked influence on oxidation ability. A variety of mono-and dialkylbenzenes, haloalkylbenzenes, bicyclic and tricyclic ...