Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
Summer 8-23-2021
Program/Event
Student Research Opportunities Program
Abstract
There are many different ways to convert a carboxylic acid to an aldehyde.1 A common way to accomplish this transformation is to use multiple steps (e.g., reduction of the carboxylic acid to the corresponding alcohol followed by selective oxidation to the aldehyde). Our success in reducing the diacid muconic acid (1) to muconaldehyde (4) in a relatively mild, one-pot process2 has led us to examine whether the method can be expanded to other carboxylic acids. We report here our findings using benzoic acid as a representative substrate.
Recommended Citation
Khan, Hannah; Sutaria, Saurin; and Nantz, Michael PhD, "One-pot Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Aldhydes" (2021). Undergraduate Research Events. 22.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/undergradresearch/22
