Reaction of Raney nickel with alcohols

…, WJ Crooks III, B Zorc, SE Milczanowski

Index: Krafft, Marie E.; Crooks, William J.; Zorc, Branka; Milczanowski, Stephen E. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 53, # 14 p. 3158 - 3163

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Abstract

The reaction of Raney nickel with a variety of functional groups was studied. Ethers, esters, and alkyl chlorides were found to be stable to Raney nickel in refluxing toluene; however, alcohols were found to be reactive. Primary alcohols were oxidized to aldehydes and then subsequently decarbonylated, secondary alcohols were oxidized to the corresponding ketone, and tertiary alcohols were deoxygenated.