The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Oxidation of m-phenoxytoluene with ceric trifluoroacetate

M Marrocco, G Brilmyer

Index: Marrocco, Matt; Brilmyer, George Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1983 , vol. 48, # 9 p. 1487 - 1491

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Abstract

Ceric trifluoroacetate in aqueous trifluoroacetic acid has been found to be especially effective for the oxidation of activated toluenes to the corresponding aldehydes. Ceric ion is consumed in stoichiometric amounts but can be regenerated electrochemically at high current efficiencies (95%). A detailed study of the oxidation of m-phenoxytoluene to m- phenoxybenzaldehyde is presented. A study of the reaction mechanism, which involves ...