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TEMPO

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Synonym(s):

2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl, 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy, free radical, TEMPO

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H18NO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
156.25
Beilstein:
1422418
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352119
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

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Catalysis
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36-38 °C (lit.)

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storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1(C)CCCC(C)(C)N1[O]

InChI

1S/C9H18NO/c1-8(2)6-5-7-9(3,4)10(8)11/h5-7H2,1-4H3

InChI key

QYTDEUPAUMOIOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

TEMPO (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl) is a stable free radical commonly used as an oxidizing agent in organic synthesis. Copper/TEMPO has been utilized in the catalytic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes.
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Application

TEMPO can be used:
  • As a catalytic oxidant for copper-catalyzed, greener oxidation of alcohols under aerobic conditions.
  • As a catalytic oxidant in the iodobenzene diacetae oxidation of nerol to neral.
  • For trapping the styrenyl radical generated from benzoyl peroxide during nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization of styrene.
  • In the carboxylation of water-resistant nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) films.

Copper(I)/TEMPO-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes with ambient air

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

152.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

67 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Geisslmeir, David; et al.
Monatshefte fur Chemie / Chemical Monthly, 136(9), 1591-1599 (2005)
Wan Ru Leow et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 368(6496), 1228-1233 (2020-06-13)
Chemicals manufacturing consumes large amounts of energy and is responsible for a substantial portion of global carbon emissions. Electrochemical systems that produce the desired compounds by using renewable electricity offer a route to lower carbon emissions in the chemicals sector.
Solvent effect on (2, 2, 6, 6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-yl) oxyl (TEMPO): a RISM-SCF-SEDD study.
Fernandez MJF and Sato H.
Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 130(2-3), 299-304 (2011)
Block copolymer synthesis using a commercially available nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMP) initiator.
Lee NS and Wooley KL.
Material Matters, 5, 8-15 (2010)
Jessica M Hoover et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(6), 2357-2367 (2013-01-16)
Homogeneous Cu/TEMPO catalyst systems (TEMPO = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl) have emerged as some of the most versatile and practical catalysts for aerobic alcohol oxidation. Recently, we disclosed a (bpy)Cu(I)/TEMPO/NMI catalyst system (NMI = N-methylimidazole) that exhibits fast rates and high selectivities, even

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