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Synthesis of aromatic aldehydes by laccase-mediator assisted oxidation
Fritz-Langhals, Elke,Kunath, Brigitte
, p. 5955 - 5956 (2007/10/03)
Aromatic aldehydes can be prepared in aqueous medium by oxidation of the corresponding methyl aromatic compounds in the presence of oxygen, the enzyme laccase and catalytic amounts of various N-hydroxy compounds. Allylic alcohols also gave the corresponding aldehydes in good yield. Competing reactions reveal that the N-hydroxy compound is involved in the rate determining step of the reaction.
