Mechanistic Insights into Aerobic C(sp <sup>3</sup> )–H Hydroxylation: A Catalytic Reaction or Not
The mechanism of aerobic C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-H hydroxylation to α-hydroxy ketone is investigated by multiple quantum chemical computations. An alkali-metal-assisted electron transfer (AET) is proposed to drive the triplet-to-singlet transition for C-O bond formation. The O-O bond cleavage is the key to catalytic conversion, which depends on different alkali metal bases and reductants.
Authors
- Qian Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1218-5976)
- Zengwei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4867-4795)
- Chang Ming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4041-2574)
Institutions
- Nankai University (CN)
- Unité Matériaux et Transformations (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Organic Letters
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c02510
- Primary Topic
- Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00