Development of a Flow Photochemical Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic C-H Bonds

Org Lett. 2018 Apr 6;20(7):1987-1990. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00540. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Abstract

A continuous mesofluidic process has been developed for benzylic C-H oxidation with moderate to good yields using a photocatalyst (riboflavin tetraacetate, RFT) activated by a UV lamp and an iron additive [Fe(ClO4)2] via incorporation of singlet oxygen (1O2) for the direct formation of oxidized C═O or CH-OH compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't