title: Facile aerobic photo-oxidation of aldehydes in the presence of catalytic lithium bromide.
abstract: Aldehydes were found to be oxidized to the corresponding carboxylic acid in the presence of catalytic lithium bromide under photo-irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahara-higashi, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirashima
authors.forename: Akichika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001965:Bromides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D001965:Bromides; D018020:Lithium Compounds; C040949:lithium bromide