Saretta reaction - the reaction of the oxidation of alcohols by the pyridine complex with chromium trioxide of organic compounds containing an activated methylene group. First proposed in 1953
Reaction mechanism
The C 5 H 5 N • CrO 3 complex (Saretta reagent) was used to oxidize unsaturated alcohols ( geraniol , nerol , citronellol , cinnamic alcohol , cholesterol , etc.) to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in high yield. In this case, multiple CC links are not affected. At the same time, in the absence of pyridine, chromium trioxide oxidizes the double bonds of unsaturated alcohols to form oxiranes.
Saretta reaction mechanism:
Literature
- JJ Lee. Nominal reactions. Mechanisms of organic reactions = Jie Jack Lee - Name Reacions. - M .: BINOM. Laboratory of Knowledge, 2006. - 456 p. - 2000 copies - ISBN 5-94774-368-X .
- Badanyan S.O., Minasyan T.T., Vardapetyan S.K. Reactions of unsaturated systems with hexavalent chromium (rus.) // Advances in Chemistry : Journal. - Russian Academy of Sciences , 1987. - V. 56 , No. 8 . - p . 1296-1323 .