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Aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to acids in water with cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene copper under mild conditions

Songbo Xu, Xiaomin Zhang, Wenjie Xiong, Ping Li, Wentao Ma, Xingbang Hu, Youting Wu

Chemical Communications · 2021 · 21 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

This work describes a novel aerobic oxidation of aldehydes with high yields by CAAC-Cu dioxygen activating the C–H bond in water at room temperature.

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Stable Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes as Rigid or Flexible, Bulky, Electron‐Rich Ligands for Transition‐Metal Catalysts: A Quaternary Carbon Atom Makes the Difference

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