Aerobic photo-oxidative cleavage of the C–C double bonds of styrenes

Facile conversion of plant oil (anethole) to a high-performance material

“…22 Moreover, this plant oil has been also used as a feedstock for the synthesis of many fine chemicals such as p-methoxybenzaldehyde 23 and p-anisic acid. 24 In recent years, the investigation on the application of anethole in polymeric materials has received much attention. [25][26][27] However, most of the investigations employ complicated procedures for the synthesis of suitable monomers based on anethole.…”

Solvent-free aerobic oxidative cleavage of alkenes catalyzed by N-hydroxyphthalimide

“…10-15%) were achieved [5]. Alternatively, a high yield of benzoic acid, up to 81%, was obtained when the aerobic photooxidation of b-methylstyrene was carried out in ethyl acetate solvent in the presence of catalytic amounts of CBr 4 [6]. Recently, copper(II) chloride has been reported as a metal catalyst for the aerobic cleavage of aromatic alkenes.…”

Copper‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative CC Bond Cleavage for CN Bond Formation: From Ketones to Amides

“…Molecular oxygen has been considered as an ideal oxidant for organic synthesis because of its atom-economical and environmentally benign character. [4][5][6] Recently, a few elegant examples of aerobic oxidative C À C bond cleavage involving carbonyl compounds have been reported. Jiang and coworkers [7] reported a transition-metal-free aerobic oxidative CÀC bond cleavage of a-hydroxyketones and subsequent esterification (Scheme 1 a).…”