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Visible-Light-Induced Benzylic C—H Oxygenation Reaction Using Tetrabutylammonium Tribromide as the Catalyst

  • Pengcheng Dai ,
  • Liang Xu
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  • Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003
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Received date: 2021-06-23

  Revised date: 2021-08-02

  Online published: 2021-08-19

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(21963010)

Abstract

The direct oxidative functionalization of the benzylic C—H bonds of alkyl arenes paves a way for the quick synthesis of carbonyl compounds, which is of great significance in organic synthesis. In the past decades, the photooxidative pathways to achieve this reaction have developed rapidly, using relatively green and readily available oxygen as the terminal oxidant under light irradiation. In this paper, a commercially available and inexpensive chemical reagent, tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB), was used to catalyze the photooxidation of the benzylic C—H bonds. Under visible light irradiation and air atmosphere, a catalytic amount of TBATB was utilized to achieve the efficient conversion of alkyl arenes to the corresponding aryl ketones. The reaction is feasible under mild conditions and without any additives, leading to a broad scope of ketone substrates. This method can be an effective supplement to the current benzylic photooxidation reaction systems.

Cite this article

Pengcheng Dai , Liang Xu . Visible-Light-Induced Benzylic C—H Oxygenation Reaction Using Tetrabutylammonium Tribromide as the Catalyst[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021 , 41(12) : 4690 -4695 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202106041

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