doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.11.079
Na-promoted aerobic oxidation of alcohols to ketones
Li-Hong Zhou, Xiao-Qi Yu, and Lin Pu
Aerobic oxidation of a number of diaryl and arylalkyl carbinols to ketones
was promoted by Na in THF at room temperature with up to 99% yield. This new
oxidation method is also selective with good efficiency for the oxidation
of benzylic secondary alcohols but not for a primary alcohol or nonbenzylic
secondary alcohols. Under nitrogen, a catalytic amount of Ni or transiti