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In chemistry, a reoxidant is a reagent that regenerates a catalyst by oxidation. In some cases they are used stoichiometrically, in other cases only small amounts are required.

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OsO4-catalyzed dihydroxylations

Reoxidants are commonly used in reactions catalyzed by osmium tetroxide, which is a primary oxidant converting alkenes to glycols. The spent catalyst is an osmium(VI) complex, which reacts with a reoxidant to regenerate Os(VIII). Typical reoxidants for this application include pyridine-N-oxide, ferricyanide/water, and N-methylmorpholine N-oxide. [1]

Vanadium(III)-based alkene polymerizations

As catalysts for the polymerization of dienes, vanadium complexes are activated with alkylaluminium chlorides, e.g. diethylaluminium chloride. The organoaluminium reagent installs alkyl groups on the V(III) precatalyst. During catalysis or during catalyst activation, some vanadium(III) is reduced to inactive vanadium(II) derivatives. To correct for this reduction, reoxidants such as methyl trichloroacetate are added. The alkyl chloride functions as a source of a chlorine radical, which adds to the inactive V(II) species. In some cases, the reoxidants are called rejuvenators. [2]

Oxidations with TEMPO

(2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl, commonly known as TEMPO, is an expensive but effective oxidant for converting alcohols to carbonyls. With iodine as the reoxidant, TEMPO-H is oxidized back to TEMPO, which then functions catalytically: [3]

oxidation: RCH2OH + 2 TEMPO → RCHO + 2 TEMPO-H
reoxidation: 2 TEMPO-H + I2 → 2 TEMPO + 2 HI

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sulfoxide</span> Organic compound containing a sulfinyl group (>SO)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grignard reagent</span> Organometallic compounds used in organic synthesis

A Grignard reagent or Grignard compound is a chemical compound with the general formula R−Mg−X, where X is a halogen and R is an organic group, normally an alkyl or aryl. Two typical examples are methylmagnesium chloride Cl−Mg−CH3 and phenylmagnesium bromide (C6H5)−Mg−Br. They are a subclass of the organomagnesium compounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vanadium compounds</span>

Vanadium compounds are compounds formed by the element vanadium (V). The chemistry of vanadium is noteworthy for the accessibility of the four adjacent oxidation states 2–5, whereas the chemistry of the other group 5 elements, niobium and tantalum, are somewhat more limited to the +5 oxidation state. In aqueous solution, vanadium forms metal aquo complexes of which the colours are lilac [V(H2O)6]2+, green [V(H2O)6]3+, blue [VO(H2O)5]2+, yellow-orange oxides [VO(H2O)5]3+, the formula for which depends on pH. Vanadium(II) compounds are reducing agents, and vanadium(V) compounds are oxidizing agents. Vanadium(IV) compounds often exist as vanadyl derivatives, which contain the VO2+ center.

The Milas hydroxylation is an organic reaction converting an alkene to a vicinal diol, and was developed by Nicholas A. Milas in the 1930s. The cis-diol is formed by reaction of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide and either ultraviolet light or a catalytic osmium tetroxide, vanadium pentoxide, or chromium trioxide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Collins reagent</span> Chemical compound

Collins reagent is the complex of chromium(VI) oxide with pyridine in dichloromethane. This metal-pyridine complex, a red solid, is used to oxidize primary alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and secondary alcohols to the corresponding ketones. This complex is a hygroscopic orange solid.

In organic chemistry, the Kumada coupling is a type of cross coupling reaction, useful for generating carbon–carbon bonds by the reaction of a Grignard reagent and an organic halide. The procedure uses transition metal catalysts, typically nickel or palladium, to couple a combination of two alkyl, aryl or vinyl groups. The groups of Robert Corriu and Makoto Kumada reported the reaction independently in 1972.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shilov system</span>

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Organovanadium chemistry is the chemistry of organometallic compounds containing a carbon (C) to vanadium (V) chemical bond. Organovanadium compounds find only minor use as reagents in organic synthesis but are significant for polymer chemistry as catalysts.

Alcohol oxidation is a class of organic reactions in which the alcohol functional group is converted into another functional group in which carbon carries a higher oxidation state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxoammonium-catalyzed oxidation</span>

Oxoammonium-catalyzed oxidation reactions involve the conversion of organic substrates to more highly oxidized materials through the action of an N-oxoammonium species. Nitroxides may also be used in catalytic amounts in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of a terminal oxidant. Nitroxide radical species used are either 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) or derivatives thereof.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TEMPO</span> Chemical compound

(2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl or (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxidanyl, commonly known as TEMPO, is a chemical compound with the formula (CH2)3(CMe2)2NO. This heterocyclic compound is a red-orange, sublimable solid. As a stable aminoxyl radical, it has applications in chemistry and biochemistry. TEMPO is used as a radical marker, as a structural probe for biological systems in conjunction with electron spin resonance spectroscopy, as a reagent in organic synthesis, and as a mediator in controlled radical polymerization.

Sulfonium-based oxidations of alcohols to aldehydes summarizes a group of organic reactions that transform a primary alcohol to the corresponding aldehyde (and a secondary alcohol to the corresponding ketone). Selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes requires circumventing over-oxidation to the carboxylic acid. One popular approach are methods that proceed through intermediate alkoxysulfonium species (RO−SMe+
2
X-
, e.g. compound 6) as detailed here. Since most of these methods employ dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as oxidant and generate dimethylsulfide, these are often colloquially summarized as DMSO-oxidations. Conceptually, generating an aldehyde and dimethylsulfide from an alcohol and DMSO requires a dehydrating agent for removal of H2O, ideally an electrophile simultaneously activating DMSO. In contrast, methods generating the sulfonium intermediate from dimethylsulfide do not require a dehydrating agent. Closely related are oxidations mediated by dimethyl selenoxide and by dimethyl selenide.

References

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