Oxidative coupling
Oxidative coupling in chemistry is a coupling reaction of two molecular entities through an oxidative process. Usually oxidative couplings are catalysed by a transition metal complex. Many such couplings utilizedioxygen as the stoichiometric oxidant but proceed by electron transfer.[1]
C-C Couplings
Many oxidative couplings generate new C-C bonds. Early examples involve coupling of terminal alkynes:[2]
- 2 RC≡CH + 2 Cu(I) → RC≡C-C≡CR + 2 Cu + 2 H+
Coupling of methane
Coupling reactions involving methane are highly sought, related to C1 chemistry because C2 derivatives are far more valuable than methane. The oxidative coupling of methane gives ethylene:[3][4]
- 2CH
4 + O
2 → C
2H
4 + 2H
2O
Aromatic coupling
In oxidative aromatic coupling the reactants are electron-rich aromatic compounds. Typical substrates are phenols and typical catalysts are copper and iron compounds and enzymes.[6] The first reported synthetic application dates back to 1868 with Julius Löwe and the synthesis of ellagic acid by heating gallic acid with arsenic acid or silver oxide.[7] Another reaction is the synthesis of 1,1'-Bi-2-naphthol from 2-naphthol by iron chloride, discovered in 1873 by Alexander Dianin [8] (S)-BINOL can be prepared directly from an asymmetric oxidative coupling of 2-naphthol with copper(II) chloride.[9]
Other oxidative couplings
The oxygen evolution reaction entails, in effect, the oxidative coupling of water molecules to give O2.
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