Reactions of alkylarenes, benzyl alcohols, sulfides, and phosphine with manganese (III) acetate-chloride ions.

Y Futami, H Nishino, K Kurosawa

Index: Futami; Hishino; Kurosawa Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1989 , vol. 62, # 11 p. 3567 - 3571

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Abstract

The reactions of methoxytoluenes and methylnaphthalenes with a manganese (III) acetate– Cl− complex gave the corresponding aldehydes in 8 to 54% yields. In a similar reaction aromatic compounds having a methylene group were oxidized to the corresponding acetates and ketones. The primary and secondary benzyl alcohols gave aldehydes and ketones, respectively, in good yields. Sulfides and phosphine were oxidized to give oxides ...