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Effective oxidation of benzylic and aliphatic alcohols with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by a manganese (III) Schiff-base complex under solvent-free conditions

HR Mardani, H Golchoubian

Index: Mardani, Hamid R.; Golchoubian, Hamid Tetrahedron Letters, 2006 , vol. 47, # 14 p. 2349 - 2352

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Abstract

A variety of alcohols were oxidized efficiently into the corresponding ketones and carboxylic acids in excellent yields with hydrogen peroxide using a manganese (III) Schiff-base complex as a catalyst under solvent-free and mild conditions. The oxidation procedure is very simple and the products are easily isolated in excellent yields.