Chemoselective reduction and oxidation of ketones in water through control of the electron transfer pathwayopen access
- Authors
- Kim, SM[Kim, Sun Min]; Yoo, HS[Yoo, Ho Sung]; Hosono, H[Hosono, Hideo]; Yang, JW[Yang, Jung Woon]; Kim, SW[Kim, Sung Wng]
- Issue Date
- 28-May-2015
- Publisher
- NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
- Citation
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.5
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
- Volume
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/43852
- DOI
- 10.1038/srep10366
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Abstract
- The selective synthesis of different products from the same starting materials in water, which is the most abundant solvent in nature, is a crucial issue as it maximizes the utilization of materials. Realizing such reactions for ketones is of considerable importance because numerous organic functionalities can be obtained via nucleophilic addition reactions. Herein, we report chemoselective reduction and oxidation reactions of 1,2-diketones in water, which initiates anionic electron transfer from the inorganic electride [Ca24Al28O64](4+)center dot 4e(-), through controlling the pathway of the electrons to substrates. The generation of different radical species for transient intermediates was the key process required to control the reaction selectivity, which was achieved by reacting the anionic electrons with either diketones or O-2, leading to the formation of ketyl dianion and superoxide radicals in the reduction and oxidation reactions, respectively. This methodology that utilizes electrides may provide an alternative to the pulse radiolysis of water in synthetic chemistry.
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