Dimethyl Sulfoxide Pivaloyl Chloride: A New Reagent for Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyls |
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| Authors: | Abhishek Dubey Subba Rao V. Kandula |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Organic Chemistry , National Chemical Laboratory , Pune, India |
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| Abstract: | An efficient procedure for conversion of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds, an alternative to the classical Swern oxidation, is described. Pivaloyl chloride is employed as a mild and inexpensive electrophile. A possible reaction mechanism is proposed. |
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| Keywords: | alcohols carbonyls DMSO pivaloyl chloride Swern oxidation |
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