An alcohol oxidation process using an air-stable iron tricarbonyl compound structurally similar to Shvo's diruthenium bridging hydride was developed. Secondary benzylic and allylic alcohols are oxidized in high yields, and evidence for an Oppenauer-type mechanism is presented.
[Baldwin, Jack E.; Adlington, Robert M.; Crouch, Nicholas P.; Pereira, Ines A.C. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 1998 , vol. 41, # 12 p. 1145 - 1163]
