Antimony/N-Hydroxyphthalimide as a Catalyst System for Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling Reactions under Aerobic Conditions

摘要

In the course of our investigations to find a novel catalyst for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction, it was discovered that anti-mony(V) serves as a co-catalyst with N-hydroxy-phthalimide (NHPI) under aerobic conditions. This is a rare example of a catalytic use of antimony for an oxidative coupling reaction.