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A novel synthetic route to 2-arylalkanoic acids by a ruthenium-catalyzed chemoselective oxidation of furan rings
Noji, Masahiro,Sunahara, Haruka,Tsuchiya, Ken-Ichi,Mukai, Toru,Komasaka, Ayako,Ishii, Keitaro
, p. 3835 - 3845 (2008)
An efficient two-step synthesis of 2-arylalkanoic acids from 1-arylalkanols is described. Firstly, 1-arylalkylfuran derivatives were synthesized in high yields by the metal triflate catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of 2-methylfuran with 1-arylalkanols without employing anhydrous conditions. The chemoselective oxidation of the furan ring in 1-arylalkylfurans to carboxylic acid was then investigated. In a solvent system of hexane-EtOAc/H2O (1:3:4), the furan ring was selectively oxidized with 7 equivalents of NaIO 4 by using 0.5 mol% RuCl3 as catalyst to give 2-arylalkanoic acids in good yields. The selectivity of ruthenium oxidation was controlled by the solvent ratio of hexane-EtOAc. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
