Abstract
Uranium hexafluoride was found to be an active, yet selective, oxidizing agent for organic compounds. It is very effective in oxidizing methyl ethers, benzylic bromides, N,N-dimethylalkylamines, hydrazones, benzylic alcohols, and oximes to carbonyl compounds. Benzyl and benzhydryl ethers were cleaved to the parent alcohols. The intermediate oxonium ions formed in the oxidation of ethers were trapped with dithiols to yield 1,2-dithiolanes and 1,3-dithianes. The stability of the intermediate complexes was demonstrated by trapping experiments with n-butyllithium. Fluorination reactions with UF6 were also studied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5396-5402 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1978 |
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