Iron-catalyzed Selective Oxidation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes to α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids by Molecular Oxygen

Selective oxidation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids was performed using O2 as the oxidant in the presence of a simple iron catalyst. The addition of an alkali metal...