Solvent‐ and Metal‐free Oxidative Esterification of Aromatic Aldehydes Using Urea‐2,2‐dihydroperoxypropane as a New Solid Oxidant

Abstract

Urea-2,2-dihydroperoxypropane as a noble and solid gem-dihydroperoxide derivative was used to transform various aromatic aldehydes to their corresponding benzoate derivatives in the presence of HBr under mild conditions at room temperature in high yields and short reaction times.

Urea‐2,2‐dihydroperoxypropane as a Novel and High Oxygen Content Alternative to Dihydroperoxypropane in Several Oxidation Reactions

“…In our recent work we have reported a solvent and metal free oxidative esterification of a multitude number of aromatic aldehydes in presence of HBr under mild acidic conditions in methanol …”