Oxidation of alcohols by bromine on alumina

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397910008087110

Bromine adsorbed on neutral alumina is an effective reagent for the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones.

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Oxidation of Alcohols by
Bromine on Alumina
Brian E. Love a & Binh T. Nguyen a
a Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC, 27858
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Bromine on Alumina, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid
Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 30:5, 963-970
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