Zr-CATALYZED OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS TO ALDEHYDES IN THE PRESENCE OF t-BuOOH. HIGH REACTIVITY FOR PRIMARY AND ALLYLIC HYDROXYL FUNCTIONS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1984.1481

ZrO(OAc)2 catalyzes selective oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes without formation of carboxylic acids and also chemoselective oxidation of allylic alcohols to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes in the presence of t-BuOOH.