The oxidative cleavage of carbon–carbon bonds in 1,2-diols (glycols) is a very important reaction which has frequently been utilized in organic syntheses. 1 Despite the importance of the oxidative cleavage of glycols, there are not very many reagents that can be used for these reactions. 2 Representative oxidants include periodates 3 and lead tetraacetate. 4 They are classical oxidants, however, they are still the reagents of choice. Although periodates effectively ...
