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Mild and Selective Oxidation of Alcohols Using Oxone® as An Oxidant Catalyzed by Palygorskite in Water

S Wu, H Ma, Z Lei

Index: Wu, Shang; Ma, Hengchang; Lei, Ziqiang Synlett, 2010 , # 18 p. 2818 - 2822

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Abstract

Abstract Palygorskite, a natural, environmentally friendly and inexpensive fibrillar silicate clay mineral, was applied as a catalyst in the oxidation of alcohols in aqueous media. The oxidation transformation effectively proceeded in the presence of an environmentally benign