Selective Formation of Imines by Aerobic Photocatalytic Oxidation of Amines on TiO2

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 50; no. 17; pp. 3934 - 3937
• Main Authors: Lang, Xianjun, Ji, Hongwei, Chen, Chuncheng, Ma, Wanhong, Zhao, Jincai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 18.04.2011; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Amines; Amines - chemistry; Catalysis; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; imines; Imines - chemistry; Molecular Structure; Oxidants, Photochemical - chemistry; Oxidation-Reduction; photocatalysis; Photooxidation; Physical Sciences; Science & Technology; selective oxidation; Titanium - chemistry; Titanium dioxide; selective oxidation; ONE-POT; imines; CYCLOHEXANE; MONOAMINE-OXIDASE CATALYSIS; SUPPORTED GOLD; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; BENZYLIC AMINES; ALCOHOLS; NANOPARTICLES; DEHYDROGENATION; titanium dioxide; photocatalysis; PHOTOOXIDATION

An oxygenation pathway: The title transformation involves a two‐step process: a selective oxygenation step to generate aldehyde intermediates and a subsequent condensation step to afford the imine products (see scheme).