title: Lewis base catalysis by thiourea: N-bromosuccinimide-mediated oxidation of alcohols.
abstract: In recent times, (thio)urea derivatives have become synonymous with hydrogen bonding owing to their extensive applicability as small molecule organocatalysts. In this paper, another activation mode by thiourea derivatives, namely via Lewis base catalysis, is disclosed for the NBS-mediated oxidation of alcohols. The mild reaction conditions employed here is suitable for chemoselective oxidation of secondary alcohol in the presence of primary alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India.
authors.forename: Chandra Bhushan
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Santanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee