1889-07-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Ruthenium Tetroxide Oxidation of N-Alkyllactams
Yoshifuji, Shigeyuki,Arakawa, Yukimi,Nitta, Yoshihiro
, p. 357 - 363 (2007/10/02)
Ruthenium tetroxide (RuO4) oxidation of N-alkyllactams proceeded regioselectively depending on the size of lactam ring, except for the seven-membered ring.Four- and eight-membered N-methyl- and N-ethyllactams were oxidized at the exocyclic α-carbon adjacent to nitrogen to produce the N-acyllactams and NH-lactams, while five- and six-membered lactams underwent endocyclic oxidation to yield the cyclic imides.Oxidation of seven-membered lactams yielded a mixture of products arising from both exocyclic and endocyclic oxidations.These regioselectivities were confirmed in the oxidation of substrates having a tertiary carbon at the oxidation position.Keywords---oxidation; ruthenium tetroxide oxidation; regioselective oxidation; hydroxylation; imide synthesis; N-alkyllactam; N-acyllactams; imide; ruthenium tetroxide; two-phase method
