Hydrogen peroxide/boric acid: An efficient system for oxidation of aromatic aldehydes and ketones to phenols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919908086017

Hydrogen peroxide activated by boric acid in the presence of sulfuric acid has been shown to be an efficient oxidizing system for direct conversion of aromatic aldehydes and ketones to phenols.

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Hydrogen Peroxide/Boric Acid: An
Efficient System for Oxidation of
Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones to
Phenols
Amrita Roy a , K. R. Reddy a , Pramod K. Mohanta b , H. Ila b
& H. Junjappat b
a Department of Chemistry, North-Eastern Hill University,
Shillong, 793003, Meghalaya, India
b Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology,
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Version of record first published: 17 Sep 2007
To cite this article: Amrita Roy, K. R. Reddy, Pramod K. Mohanta, H. Ila & H. Junjappat
(1999): Hydrogen Peroxide/Boric Acid: An Efficient System for Oxidation of Aromatic
Aldehydes and Ketones to Phenols, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for
Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 29:21, 3781-3791
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