Chromium-pillared clay as a catalyst for benzylic oxidation and oxidative deprotection of benzyl ethers and benzylamines: a simple and convenient procedure

BM Choudary, AD Prasad, V Bhuma…

Index: Choudary, Boyapati M.; Prasad, Annavajhula Durga; Bhuma, Vendantam; Swapna, Vinukonda Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1992 , vol. 57, # 22 p. 5841 - 5844

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Abstract

A mild and efficient method for benzylic oxidation of arylmethylenes to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in good yields is described using a catalytic amount of chromim- pillared montmorillonite and equimolar quantities of tert-butyl hydroperoxide. The method is very selective toward monocarbonyl compounds of the substrates prone to form dicarbonyl compounds. The present heterogeneous catalyst is inert toward the branched ...