Selective Oxidation of Alcohols and Aldehydes with Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Methyltrioctylammonium Tetrakis(oxodiperoxotungsto)phosphate(3-) under Two-Phase Conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00020a040

The use of methyltrioctylammonium tetrakis(oxodiperoxotungsto)phosphate(3-) (1c) in combination with hydrogen peroxide as the primary oxidant in an aqueous/organic biphase system provides a cheap, efficient, and versatile catalytic method for alcohol and aldehyde oxidation.By this method, a variety of water-insoluble primary and secondary alcohols and aldehydes were oxidized to carboxylic acids and ketones in good yields under mild conditions and after relatively short reaction times.