A facile photooxidation of alcohols to obtain carboxylic acids and ketones using easily handled 2-chloroanthraquinone as an organocatalyst under visible light irradiation in an air atmosphere is reported. The reaction conditions are mild, such as an air atmosphere and ambient pressure and temperature.
Facile Aerobic Photooxidation of Alcohols Using 2-Chloroanthraquinone under Visible Light Irradiation. -Various catalytic systems are applied in the aerobic photooxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding carboxylic acids and ketones under mild conditions. Chloroanthraquinone gives the best results among the tested catalysts. -(SHIMADA, Y.; HATTORI, K.; TADA, N.; MIURA, T.; ITOH*, A.; Synthesis 45 (2013) 19, 2684-2688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1338420 ; Gifu Pharm. Univ., Gifu 501-11, Japan; Eng.) -Mais 08-035
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