Glycolic acid cleavage reactions

A third possible fate of the alkoxy radical is shown in Scheme 18.3 (lower reaction) and was postulated by Grossetete et al. [11], In this reaction, the hydroxy radical in the cage from hydroperoxide cleavage yields an anhydride by extraction of the a-hydrogen to the radical. These workers cite IR evidence in support of this reaction which seems quite reasonable. In addition, the report by Valk et al. [21] of glycolic acid would seem to confirm this path as well. 

Aqueous periodic acid can be used to achieve glycol cleavage, combined with anodic oxidation of the iodate, which is formed, back to periodate [70]. Oxidation of iodate is catalysed at a lead dioxide anode [71] but at the potentials required, aldehydes are oxidised to the corresponding acids. Due to this further reaction, the redox-mediated cleavage of diols to form an aldehyde may be difficult to achieve witli a catalytic amount of periodic acid. Cleavage using a stoichiometric amount of periodic acid, followed by recovery of the iodic acid and then its electochemical oxidation, has been achieved [72]. 

The Au-catalyzed glycerol oxidation was influenced by the kind of support, the size of Au particles and the reaction conditions such as concentration of glycerol, p02 and molar ratio of NaOH to glycerol. As metal oxide supports showed inferior selectivity to glyceric acid compared to carbons, due to successive oxidation and C—C bond cleavage to form di-adds such as tartronic acid and glycolic acid, research has focused on Au NPs supported on carbon, as in the case of ethylene glycol oxidation [182]. Indeed, the catalytic activity was influenced by the kind of carbon support in terms of porous texture [183]. 

Dipolar cycloaddition of polyethylene glycol-supported azide with various dipolarophiles followed by acidic cleavage afforded 4- and 5-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles 05T4983>. Trimethylsilyl-directed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions in the solid-phase synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles have been developed <05OL1469>. 

Saccharine can be used to convert an alkyl halide into a primary amine. Saccharine is reacted with the alkyl halide followed by a mild acidic cleavage of the resulting benzenesulfonylcarboxy residue (Abe, 1955 Eckenroth and Koerppen, 1896, 1897). This reaction has been used in cyclizations by first treating the dichloride derivative of a di- or triethylene glycol with the sodium salt of saccharine in DMF in the presence of sodium iodide to form the bis-... 

Under different reaction conditions, vicinal diol production [70] or C=C double bond oxidative cleavage to carboxylic acids occurs [59, 71], Dialdehydes are produced from cycloolefins, by tungstic acid as catalyst in t-butanol [72], Secondary alcohols yield ketones, while primary alcohols produce aldehydes or carboxylic acids [59, 68-69, 73-74], Different products are obtained from glycols, under different reaction conditions, 1,2-Diols are cleaved to ketocarboxylic acids and dicarboxylic acids [58, 75], or oxidised to a-hydroxy ketones [76], The latter can be obtained directly from the olefins, with lower selectivity [77], Lactones are formed by 1,4-diols and other a,o)-diols [78], Internal alkynes predominantly yield a,p-epoxyketones [79], or 1,2-diketones and carboxylic acids if HgfAcO) is added as the cocatalyst [80], Terminal alkynes yield a-ketoaldehydes and carboxylic acids. 

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