Catalytic Oxidation of 1-Alkenes With Molecular Oxygen and Palladium Nitro Complexes

Effective catalytic oxidation of 1-alkenes using palladium-nitro complexes in the presence of amides

“…We reported that [PdCl(NO2)(MeCN)2], modified with CuCl2 as co-catalyst and tBuOH or i-PrOH as ligand or solvent, is capable of catalyzing the oxidation of α-olefins to aldehydes (60-70% selectivity) or methylketones (>90% selectivity) using molecular oxygen 6 . The proposed catalytic cycle for the oxidation of 1-alkenes to aldehydes, which involves a palladium-nitro-nitrosyl redox couple, 7,8 is shown in scheme I.…”