Selective transition-metal-free vicinal cis-dihydroxylation of saturated hydrocarbons?

Chemical Science Pub Date: 2016-08-22 DOI: 10.1039/C6SC03055F

Abstract

A transition-metal-free cis-dihydroxylation of saturated hydrocarbons under ambient reaction conditions has been developed. The described approach allows a direct and selective synthesis of vicinal diols. The new reaction thereby proceeds via radical iodination and a sequence of oxidation steps. A broad scope of one-pot dual C(sp3)–H bond functionalization for the selective synthesis of vicinal syn-diols was demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Selective transition-metal-free vicinal cis-dihydroxylation of saturated hydrocarbons
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