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Inside Cover: Zinc‐Catalyzed Oxidative Transformation of Benzylic Ethers: A General Procedure for Aldehyde Synthesis (Asian J. Org. Chem. 3/2012)
Author(s) -
Song ZhenZhen,
Gong JinLong,
Zhang Min,
Wu XiaoFeng
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2193-5815
pISSN - 2193-5807
DOI - 10.1002/ajoc.201290009
Subject(s) - chemistry , zinc , catalysis , aldehyde , oxidative cleavage , organic chemistry , oxidative phosphorylation , cleavage (geology) , organic synthesis , benzyl alcohol , combinatorial chemistry , biochemistry , geotechnical engineering , fracture (geology) , engineering
Selective and efficient oxidation reactions are very important methods in organic synthesis. Additionally, zinc salts are less toxic, abundant, and environmentally benign relative to other commonly used catalysts. In their Communication on page 214 ff. , Xiao‐Feng Wu and co‐workers describe a zinc‐catalyzed oxidative cleavage of benzyl ethers to the corresponding aldehydes. All the reactions were carried out at room temperature and H 2 O 2 was used as a sustainable oxidant. The oxidation of benzyl ethers to esters is also described.