Issue 62, 2019
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UV light promoted ‘Metal’/‘Additive’-free oxidation of alcohols: investigating the role of alcohols as electron donors†

Preet Kamal Walia,a   Manik Sharma,a   Manoj Kumara  and  Vandana Bhalla ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, UGC Sponsored Centre for Advanced Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, Punjab, India
E-mail: vanmanan@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

UV light promoted selective oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols has been demonstrated under ‘metal-free’ and ‘additive-free’ conditions. Under the optimized conditions, a variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and alicyclic alcohols have been examined for their transformations to the corresponding carbonyl compounds. The mechanistic studies emphasize the important role of substrate (alcohol) and solvent (DMSO) in the generation of superoxide radical which is a vital intermediate for the transformation. This study also highlights the role of air as the oxidant in the oxidation process. Further, the practical application of the strategy has also been demonstrated for the oxidation of the alcoholic moiety in cholesterol.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA06490G
Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Aug 2019
Accepted
25 Oct 2019
First published
06 Nov 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 36198-36203

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UV light promoted ‘Metal’/‘Additive’-free oxidation of alcohols: investigating the role of alcohols as electron donors

P. K. Walia, M. Sharma, M. Kumar and V. Bhalla, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 36198 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA06490G

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