Iron(III) and copper(II) catalysed transformations of fatty acid hydroperoxides: Efficient generation of peroxy radicals with copper(II) trifluoromethanesulphonate

Richard K. Haynes, Simone C. Vonwiller

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Abstract

Whereas methyl (9Z,11E,13S)-13-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11-dienoate (3) and methyl (9Z,11E,13S,15Z)-13-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11, 15-trienoate (4) are converted by FeCl3 dietherate into epoxy alcohols and chloroepoxides, catalytic amounts of copper(II) trifluoromethanesulphonate in the presence of octanoic acid under oxygen efficiently convert the second compound into hydroperoxy dioxolanes and dioxabicycloheptanes, and methyl (5Z,8Z,11Z,13E,15S)- 15-hydroperoxyeicosa-5,8,11,13-tetraenoate (15-HPETE methyl ester, 18) into hydroperoxy bisdioxolanes via an 11-peroxy radical.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1102-1104
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1990

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