2215-77-2Relevant articles and documents
Wheeler
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Photoinduced FeCl3-Catalyzed Alkyl Aromatics Oxidation toward Degradation of Polystyrene at Room Temperature?
Zhang, Guoxiang,Zhang, Zongnan,Zeng, Rong
supporting information, p. 3225 - 3230 (2021/09/28)
While polystyrene is widely used in daily life as a synthetic plastic, the subsequently selective degradation is still very challenging and highly required. Herein, we disclose a highly practical and selective reaction for the catalytically efficient oxidation of alkyl aromatics (including 1°, 2°, and 3° alkyl aromatics) to carboxylic acids. While dioxygen was used as the sole terminal oxidant, this protocol was catalyzed by the inexpensive and readily available ferric compound (FeCl3) with irradiation of visible light (blue LEDs) under only 1 atmosphere of O2 at room temperature. This system could further facilitate the selective degradation of polystyrene to benzoic acid, providing an important and practical tool to generate high-value chemical from abundant polystyrene wastes.
Oxidative α-C-C Bond Cleavage of 2° and 3° Alcohols to Aromatic Acids with O2at Room Temperature via Iron Photocatalysis
Zhang, Zongnan,Zhang, Guoxiang,Xiong, Ni,Xue, Ting,Zhang, Junjie,Bai, Lu,Guo, Qinyue,Zeng, Rong
, p. 2915 - 2920 (2021/05/05)
The selective α-C-C bond cleavage of unfunctionalized secondary (2°) and tertiary alcohols (3°) is essential for valorization of macromolecules and biopolymers. We developed a blue-light-driven iron catalysis for aerobic oxidation of 2° and 3° alcohols to acids via α-C-C bond cleavages at room temperature. The first example of oxygenation of the simple tertiary alcohols was reported. The iron catalyst and blue light play critical roles to enable the formation of highly reactive O radicals from alcohols and the consequent two α-C-C bond cleavages.
