Synlett 2002(4): 0616-0618
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-22725
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A Mild and Efficient Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyl Compounds by Periodic Acid Catalyzed by 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxyl [1]

Sung Soo Kim*, Kasi Nehru
Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Dynamics, Inha University, Inchon 402-751, South Korea
e-Mail: sungsoo@inha.ac.kr;
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Publication History

Received 29 January 2002
Publication Date:
05 February 2007 (online)

Abstract

Numerous alcohols are effectively oxidized to corresponding aldehydes and ketones with H5IO6-TEMPO. The rate of oxidation parallels decreasing α-C-H bond dissociation energy, that is secondary alcohols react faster than primary alcohols.

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Presented at the Ninth Kyushu International Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Fukuoka, Japan, November 27-30, 2001.

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Presented at the Ninth Kyushu International Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Fukuoka, Japan, November 27-30, 2001.