最近来た、Lumbさんの論文です。アルコールの酸化反応は酸素と適切な銅錯体で進行するようです。
Abstract
The copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols without an external N-oxide co-oxidant is described. The catalyst system is composed of a Cu/diamine complex inspired by the enzyme tyrosinase, along with dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) or N-methylimidazole (NMI). The Cu catalyst system works without 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-l-piperidinoxyl (TEMPO) at ambient pressure and temperature, and displays activity for un-activated secondary alcohols, which remain a challenging substrate for catalytic aerobic systems. Our work underscores the importance of finding alternative mechanistic pathways for alcohol oxidation, which complement Cu/TEMPO systems, and demonstrate, in this case, a preference for the oxidation of activated secondary over primary alcohols.
That’s (non)radical: The employment of a tyrosinase-based biomimetic catalyst led to the efficient oxidation of various alcohols (including secondary aliphatic ones) at ambient temperature, without the use of a radical co-oxidant. The unique catalyst system provides complementary selectivity to previously described Cu-based systems.
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