Correlation Analysis of Reactivity in the Oxidation of Substituted Benzyl Alcohols by Benzyltrimethylammonium Tribromide

Abstract

The oxidation of benzyl alcohol by benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide involves an almost synchronous cleavage of the α-C–H and O–H bond.

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