Facile and Selective Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols to Their Corresponding Carbonyl Compounds with Sodium Nitrate in the Presence of Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquids
Abdol R. Hajipour*, F. Rafiee, A. E. Ruoho
*Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Isfahan
University of Technology, Isfahan 84156, Iran, Email: haji
cc.iut.ac.ir
A. R. Hajipour, F. Rafiee, A. E. Ruoho, Synlett, 2007, 1118-1119.
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973903
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Abstract
A chemoselective and efficient procedure allows the conversion of benzylic and allylic alcohols into the corresponding carbonyl compounds with sodium nitrate as oxidant in the presence of 3-methylimidazolinium hydrogensulfate.
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Key Words
Brønsted acidic ionic liquids, ionic liquids, oxidation, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, nitrate
ID: J60-Y2007-1250
