The reaction of simple olefins (oct-1-ene, oct-2-ene, cyclohexene, cycloheptene) with peroxydisulphate has been investigated under several conditions: (i) in aqueous medium and catalysis by AgI, FeII, and CuII; (ii) in acetic medium and catalysis by CuII, FeIII; (iii) in the presence of traps of nucleophilic alkyl radicals (protonated heteroaromatic bases and 1,4-benzoquinone either in water or in acetic acid). The catalyst and the radical trap govern the selectivity and allow a variety of new synthetic achievements. Evidence for a unified initial mechanism of electron transfer with formation of a radical cation from the olefin is reported to explain all the results. In water the radical cation gives a β-hydroxyalkyl radical, which, depending on the nature of the catalyst and the trap, can give the corresponding saturated alcohol by hydrogen abstraction, the products of CuII oxidation, or β-hydroxyalkylation of the heteroaromatic compound or 1,4-benzoquinone. In acetic acid the radical cation gives a β-acetoxyalkyl radical, which is oxidized to the corresponding allylic acetate by copper(II) acetate or trapped by the heteroaromatic base

Electron-transfer processes: metal salt catalyzed oxidation of olefins by peroxydisulfate

CITTERIO, ATTILIO;MINISCI, FRANCESCO
1983-01-01

Abstract

The reaction of simple olefins (oct-1-ene, oct-2-ene, cyclohexene, cycloheptene) with peroxydisulphate has been investigated under several conditions: (i) in aqueous medium and catalysis by AgI, FeII, and CuII; (ii) in acetic medium and catalysis by CuII, FeIII; (iii) in the presence of traps of nucleophilic alkyl radicals (protonated heteroaromatic bases and 1,4-benzoquinone either in water or in acetic acid). The catalyst and the radical trap govern the selectivity and allow a variety of new synthetic achievements. Evidence for a unified initial mechanism of electron transfer with formation of a radical cation from the olefin is reported to explain all the results. In water the radical cation gives a β-hydroxyalkyl radical, which, depending on the nature of the catalyst and the trap, can give the corresponding saturated alcohol by hydrogen abstraction, the products of CuII oxidation, or β-hydroxyalkylation of the heteroaromatic compound or 1,4-benzoquinone. In acetic acid the radical cation gives a β-acetoxyalkyl radical, which is oxidized to the corresponding allylic acetate by copper(II) acetate or trapped by the heteroaromatic base
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