Platinum(II) catalysed selective remote oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds in aliphatic carboxylic acids

Authors:
  • LKLien-Chung Kao
    Lien-Chung Kao
  • ASAyusman Sen
    Ayusman Sen

Abstract
Platinum(II) ion, in the presence of platinum(IV), is found to catalyse the hydroxylation of unactivated C–H bonds of aliphatic carboxylic acids in water with the following order of reactivity: α-C–H << β-C–H < γ-C–H δ-C–H ≈ε-C–H.

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