Re: ORGLIST: Hydrogen peroxide

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From: David (dko$##$ou.edu)
Date: Tue May 23 2000 - 13:47:25 EDT

I think you need a Mo or W catalyst in addition to the H2O2. I believe this
method is selective for secondary alcohols over primary. See Tet. Lett. 1984,
vol. 25, 173.
and JACS 1992, vol 114, 7375, for W see JOC 1988, vol 53, 3587.

hope this helps,

David O'Dell
Univ of Okla.

> If you accept sodium perborate as hydrogen peroxide in the presence of
> borate ions (i.e., the way it is formed), a few examples are reviewed by:
> McKillop, A.; Sanderson, W.R. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 6145.
>
> Robert D. Chapman, Ph.D.
> Chemistry & Materials Division (Code 4T4200D)
> Naval Air Warfare Center
> China Lake, CA 93555 USA
>
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> > From: Eva Horn Moeller
> > Sent: May 23, 2000 5:54 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list orglist
> > Subject: ORGLIST: Hydrogen peroxide
> >
> > Dear all,
> > do you know of any instances where hydrogen peroxide has been employed
> > for the oxidation of an alcohol to a ketone? We´ve had a discussion of
> > that in the lab recently, and none of us have come up with something
> > yet.
> > Best regards,
> > Eva Horn Moeller
> > (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
> >
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