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9551411 
Journal Article 
Highly efficient oxidative cleavage of olefins with O2 under catalyst-, initiator- and additive-free conditions (Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00175b) 
Ou, J; He, S; Wang, W; Tan, H; Liu, K 
2021 
12 
3102-3109 
English 
Described are the first examples of 1,4-dioxane-promoted oxidative cleavage of olefins to carbonyls with atmospheric oxygen as the sole oxidant and the maximum conversion was obtained up to 95%. This reaction is external catalyst-, initiator- and additive-free with excellent functional group tolerance (base and oxidant sensitive groups) and is operationally simple. It also provides a practical protocol for exceptional efficiency, large-scale synthesis (>50 grams), late-stage modification of complex poly-functionalized molecules, and one-pot sequential transformations starting from alkenes. 
Chemistry--Organic Chemistry; Alkenes; Oxidizing agents; Initiators; Catalysts; Carbonyls; Functional groups; Cleavage; Oxidants; Carbonyl compounds