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Novel [4-Hydroxy-TEMPO + NaCl]/SiO as a Reusable Catalyst for Aerobic
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Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyls
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A Reusable Catalyst for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyls
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Department of Materials and Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-8308, Japan
Fax +81(3)32590818; E-mail: aoyama.tadashi@nihon-u.ac.jp
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The Center for Creative Materials Research, Research Institute of Science and Technology, College of Science and Technology, Nihon
University, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan
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Department of Bioscience and Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Fukasaku, Minuma-ku, Saitama 337-8570, Japan
Received: 17.01.2012; Accepted after revision: 22.03.2012
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time (10–36 h). Yin et al. reported the oxidation of alco-
Abstract: A convenient method for the preparation of [4-hydroxy-
hols using 4-acetoamide TEMPO, FeCl , and NaNO . The
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TEMPO + NaCl]/SiO was developed. And [4-hydroxy-TEMPO +
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reaction was carried out under severe conditions (50 °C,
NaCl]/SiO with Fe(NO ) ·9H O was used for an aerobic oxidation
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of alcohols to carbonyls under mild reaction conditions. Alcohols 0.4 MPa O ). Metal nitrates played a role as promoter of
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were converted to the corresponding carbonyls in good to excellent reoxidation of TEMPO. Recently, procedures of transi-
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yields. [4-Hydroxy-TEMPO + NaCl]/SiO can be easily separated tion-metal-free aerobic oxidation have been reported.
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from the reaction mixture by filtration and reused at least six times.
As mentioned above, many methods for the oxidations of
alcohols using TEMPO derivatives have been reported.
However, in these methods, TEMPO derivatives have not
been reused. Recently, the oxidation using supported
TEMPO derivatives has been reported. For instance; (1)
Fey et al. have reported Anelli oxidation of alcohols using
Key words: alcohols, TEMPO, oxidation, supported catalyst, ke-
tones
The oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones is one
of the important reactions in organic synthesis. Chromic
acid oxidant has long been employed for the oxidation of
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silica gel supported TEMPO as a catalyst; (2) PEG-sup-
ported TEMPO radicals were developed for an aerobic
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alcohols. However, chromic acid has a strong toxicity. In
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oxidation under Minisci’s conditions by Benaglia; (3)
the oxidation of alcohols using chromic acid as an oxi-
dant, excess amount of chromic acid is required against an
alcohol, and a large amount of toxic waste is generated.
Swern and Dess–Martin oxidation are also known as met-
Fall et al. have described ionic liquid supported TEMPO
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for the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones;
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4) Karimi et al. have prepared magnetically separable
TEMPO, magnetic core-shell nanoparticle-supported
TEMPO, and have described the metal- and halogen-free
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al-free oxidation. Swern oxidation, however, emits a bad
smell because dimethyl sulfide is generated during the re-
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aerobic oxidation of alcohols in water, etc. The point,
supported TEMPO can be reused for subsequent reaction,
is significant progress. But many steps and long times
were taken for the preparation of this supported TEMPO.
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action, and Dess–Martin oxidation uses an explosive re-
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agent as an oxidant. In 1975, Cella et al. and Ganem
independently reported a novel method for the oxidation
of alcohols using 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl
In the course of our study using inorganic solid-supported
reagents, we found out that 4-hydroxy-TEMPO was easily
supported onto silica gel in nonpolar solvents such as tol-
uene, 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE), and chloroform. When
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TEMPO). Since then, many studies on the oxidation of
alcohols using TEMPO have been reported. In the oxida-
tion using6 TEMPO, reoxidants such as NaClO,
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PhI(OAc)2, and oxygen are employed along with
SiO was added to the solution of 4-hydroxy-TEMPO in
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TEMPO, because TEMPO should be reoxidized again and
again in order to oxidize alcohols into carbonyls. The ox-
idation using oxygen as a reoxidant is an ideal method for
the oxidation of alcohols, because; (1) oxygen exists a lot
toluene, which is orange, 4-hydroxy-TEMPO was ad-
sorbed on the surface of SiO , and the color of SiO
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changed from white to orange (Figure 1).
in air; (2) only H O is yielded as a side product. Semmel-
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hack et al. has reported an aerobic oxidation of alcohols
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using TEMPO and CuCl. This method, however, is not
suitable for secondary alcohols. Wang et al. reported an
aerobic oxidation of alcohols using 4-hydroxy-TEMPO
and Fe(NO ) ·9H O. This method needs long reaction
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Figure 1 Adsorption of 4-hydroxy-TEMPO to SiO2
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Advanced online publication: 14.05.2012
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290980; Art ID: ST-2012-U0047-L
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