A general and efficient zinc-catalyzed oxidation of benzyl alcohols to aldehydes and esters.
Go green: A general and efficient zinc-catalyzed oxidation of benzyl alcohols has been developed. In the presence of a zinc catalyst, various aldehydes and esters have been prepared in good to excellent yields under mild conditions (see scheme).
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Campus, Hangzhou, 310018 Zhejiang Province, PR China. xiao-feng.wu@catalysis.de
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