Green Oxidation of Methylarenes to Benzoic Acids with Bromide/Bromate in Water

…, S Bhadra, S Adimurthy, BC Ranu

Index: Patil, Rajendra D.; Bhadra, Sukalyan; Adimurthy, Subbarayappa; Ranu, Brindaban C. Synthetic Communications, 2010 , vol. 40, # 19 p. 2922 - 2929

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Abstract

An efficient and convenient procedure has been developed for the oxidation of methylarenes to the corresponding benzoic acids using a bromide/bromate-based reagent system in water. Regeneration and reusability of the bromide/bromate reagent is ...