Citation: Ma Xian-Tao, Xu Hao, Xiao Ying-Lin, Su Chen-Liang, Liu Jian-Ping, Xu Qing. Direct synthesis of nitriles by Cu/DMEDA/TEMPO-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of primary amines with air[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2017, 28(6): 1336-1339. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2017.01.017 shu

Direct synthesis of nitriles by Cu/DMEDA/TEMPO-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of primary amines with air

Ma Xian-Tao ^a,b ,
Xu Hao ^b ,
Xiao Ying-Lin ^a ,
Su Chen-Liang ^a,b,, ,
Liu Jian-Ping ^b,, ,
Xu Qing ^a,b,,

a.
SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
b.
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Department, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China

Corresponding author: Su Chen-Liang, chmsuc@szu.edu.cn Liu Jian-Ping, 518liujianping@163.com Xu Qing, qing-xu@wzu.edu.cn; xuqingyk@hotmail.com
Received Date: 1 December 2016
Revised Date: 12 January 2017
Accepted Date: 16 January 2017
Available Online: 22 June 2017

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By screening the copper catalysts, ligands, and the reaction conditions, a simple CuCl/DMEDA/TEMPO catalyst system readily available from commercial sources is developed for a direct and selective synthesis of the useful nitriles by an aerobic oxidation reaction of primary amines using air as an advantageous oxidant under mild conditions.
- Aerobic oxidation,
- Air,
- Amines,
- Copper catalysis,
- Nitriles
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