Metalloporphyrin-Catalyzed Oxidation of 2-Methylnaphthalene to Vitamin K3 and 6-Methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone by Potassium Monopersulfate in Aqueous Solution
The metalloporphyrin-catalyzed oxidation of 2-methynaphthalene (1) by potassium monopersulfate produced mainly two naphthoquinones: 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (2) (menadione or vitamin K3) and 6-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (3). In aqueous solution and at room temperature in the presence of 5 mol % o...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of organic chemistry 1997-02, Vol.62 (3), p.673-678 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The metalloporphyrin-catalyzed oxidation of 2-methynaphthalene (1) by potassium monopersulfate produced mainly two naphthoquinones: 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (2) (menadione or vitamin K3) and 6-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (3). In aqueous solution and at room temperature in the presence of 5 mol % of the water-soluble metalloporphyrins MnTPPS or FeTMPS, 2-methylnaphthalene was quantitatively oxidized to quinones 2 and 3. Based on experiments performed in 18O-labeled water and according to the “redox tautomerism” mechanism previously described for such catalysts, the oxidation to quinones is proposed to be mainly due to a cytochrome P-450-type oxygenation reaction (oxygen atom transfer), rather than a peroxidase-type oxidation (electron transfer). |
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ISSN: | 0022-3263 1520-6904 |
DOI: | 10.1021/jo961421v |