BIS(2,2'-BIPYRIDYL)COPPER(II) PERMANGANATE (BBCP): A MILD AND VERSATILE OXIDANT IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91340-7

The preparation of bis(2,2'-bipyridyl)copper(II) permanganate (BBCP) is described.The reagent converts alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds, α-hydroxy ketones to diketones, hydroquinone to p-benzoquinone, and compounds with benzylic double bonds to benzaldehyde in high yield.Benzophenone oxime, acetophenone oxime and various benzaldoximes are converted to the corresponding carbonyl compounds, aromatic amines to azo compounds, and benzylamine to benzaldehyde, usually in high yields, under mild condition.