Pd/C; oxidation reaction; aldehydes; carboxylic acids; NaBH4; KOH; under the air
Issue Date
2007-05
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Citation
Tetrahedron Letters, v. 48, NO. 22, Page. 3835-3839
Abstract
Pd/C catalyst in aqueous methanol with sodium borohydride and potassium hydroxide under the air efficiently oxidized aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acids at room temperature. The utilization of room temperature reaction, aqueous methanol solvent, and the open-air conditions make this manipulation very interesting for economic and environmental perspectives. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.