Oxidation by Chemical Manganese Dioxide. Part 3.¹ Oxidation of Benzylic and Allylic Alcohols, Hydroxyarenes and Aminoarenes

Abstract

The combined use of chemical manganese dioxide (CMD) and molecular sieves in hexane (or in acetone) in general or CMD alone in particular cases enables the convenient and efficient oxidation of benzylic and allylic alcohols, phenols and amines under relatively mild conditions

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