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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Liu M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4643818 | biostudies-other | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Science advances 20150327 2
The first example of a homogeneous silver(I)-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of aldehydes in water is reported. More than 50 examples of different aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, including natural products, were tested, and all of them successfully underwent aerobic oxidation to give the corresponding carboxylic acids in extremely high yields. The reaction conditions are very mild and greener, requiring only a very low silver(I) catalyst loading, using atmospheric oxygen as the oxidant and water a ...[more]