Alkoxy-1,3,5-triazapentadien(e/ato) copper(II) complexes: Template formation and applications for the preparation of pyrimidines and as catalysts for oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl products

Abstract

99% selectivity) and for the solvent-free microwave-assisted synthesis of ketones from secondary alcohols with tert-butylhydroperoxide as oxidant (yields of up to 97%, turnover numbers of up to 485 and turnover frequencies of up to 1170 h -1). One pot for the lot: Alkoxy-1,3,5-triazapentadien(e/ato)-Cu II complexes have been synthesised by one-pot template synthesis, used for metal-mediated synthesis of pyrimidines and triazapentadienes, and shown to be effective catalysts in the oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl products (see scheme). Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.