Selective oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols using di-isopropyl sulphide–N-chlorosuccinimide
Abstract
Di-isopropyl sulphide in combination with N-chlorosuccinimide at 0 ° oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes but does not oxidizes secondary alchols, whereas at –78 °C, the same reagent mixture oxidizes secondary alcohols to ketones but does not affect primary alcohols.