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Oxidation of secondary alcohols with phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of antimony (III) bromide or copper (II) bromide

S Sayama, T Onami

Index: Sayama, Shinsei; Onami, Tetsuo Synlett, 2004 , # 13 p. 2369 - 2373

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Abstract

Abstract The oxidation of alcohols was carried out with phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of SbBr 3 or CuBr 2. 1, 2-Diols, such as hydrobenzoin, were converted into 1, 2-diketones or α-ketols without oxidative cleavage of the glycol CC bond at room temperature. A variety of secondary alcohols were also oxidized to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in a chemoselective manner.