Miller, Ross A. published the artcileIodine as a Chemoselective Reoxidant of TEMPO: Application to the Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones, Safety of (2-Butyl-4-chloro-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methanol, the publication is Organic Letters (2003), 5(3), 285-287, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
Chemoselective alc. oxidations using catalytic TEMPO and stoichiometric iodine as the terminal oxidant were studied. Iodine was compared to other pos. halogens as the terminal oxidant and shown to be superior in cases of electron-rich and heteroaromatic rings. The new conditions were successfully applied to the oxidation of 2-butyl-5-chloro-4-imidazolemethanol to its aldehyde derivative, which is an important intermediate in the synthesis of losartan.
Organic Letters published new progress about 79047-41-9. 79047-41-9 belongs to imidazoles-derivatives, auxiliary class Imidazole,Chloride,Alcohol, name is (2-Butyl-4-chloro-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methanol, and the molecular formula is C8H13ClN2O, Safety of (2-Butyl-4-chloro-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methanol.
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