A Versatile Method for the Hydrogen Peroxide Oxidation of Alcohols Using PTC Condition in tert-Butanol

Abstract

An efficient protocol for the oxidation of secondary and primary alcohols to the corresponding ketones and aldehydes and/or carboxylic acids using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant is ­described. A quasi-homogenous reaction system was obtained by t-butanol as solvent to achieve high yield of the product in short time.

Key words

oxidation - alcohols - hydrogen peroxide - sodium tungstate - phase transfer catalyst

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