No abstract

No abstract

It has been found that the rates of oxidation of a variety of phenylcarbinols by manganese dioxide in benzene can be readily followed by noting the rate at which the by-product water distills into a Dean-Stark trap. The aldehydes and ketones produced are obtained in high yields and close to the theoretical volume of water is collected. The effects of changes in structure of the alcohols on their rates of oxidation are consistent with the proposal that the reaction proceeds via free radical intermediates. Aliphatic alcohols underwent oxidation much more slowly and in much lower yields than did the phenylcarbinols.

No abstract

No abstract