Acetone, 2-Propanone

Recent Literature

An effective protocol for Oppenauer (OOP) oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions with t-BuCHO as hydride acceptor was developed. The highly active aluminium catalyst allowed even the oxidation of terpenoids and stereoids with acetone as the hydride acceptor.
S. S. Kim, H. C. Jung, Synthesis, 2003, 2135-2137.

A base-free rhodium-catalyzed Mizoroki-Heck reaction of potassium aryltrifluoroborates with alkenes in the presence of acetone as green "oxidant" constitutes an interesting alternative to conventional olefinations using aryl halides thanks to the ready availability of organoboranes.
S. S. Kim, H. C. Jung, Synthesis, 2003, 2135-2137.