ORGLIST: Oxidative cleavage of alkenes

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From: Simon Foo (bld$##$moe.edu.sg)
Date: Sat Aug 07 1999 - 20:58:18 EDT

I understanding that to cleave C=C the normal practice is ozonlysis and the
usage of acidified permanganate is strongly discouraged. Most literatures
record that C=C can be cleave by the action of ozone(ozonlysis) or
acidified permanganate. However, there is one book that records that C=C
can also be cleave by refluxing alkene with acidified dichromate.
Is it true that under certain situation\condition that C=C can be cleave by
hot acidified dichromate?
Why is the use of permanganate not advisable?
Please enlighten me further.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Simon Foo
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