Novel Vanadium-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones under Atmospheric Oxygen

• DOI: 10.1021/ol036166x
• Publication Date: 2004-01-15T06:01:20Z
• Authors: Subbarayan Velusamy; T. Punniyamurthy
• Keywords: Atmospheric oxygen; Primary (astronomy); Alcohol Oxidation; Molecular oxygen

[reaction: see text] Oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones has been studied in high yields using atmospheric oxygen a catalytic amount V2O5 toluene under heating (ca. 100 degrees C). Secondary can be chemoselectively converted into the presence primary hydroxy groups.