Novel vanadium-catalyzed oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones under atmospheric oxygen.
[reaction: see text] Oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones has been studied in high yields using atmospheric oxygen and a catalytic amount of V2O5 in toluene under heating (ca. 100 degrees C). Secondary alcohols can be chemoselectively converted into ketones in the presence of primary hydroxy groups.
Velusamy
Subbarayan
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Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India.
Punniyamurthy
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