ChemInform Abstract: Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols by Semi‐Stoichiometric Amounts of Cobalt‐Doped Birnessite‐Type Layered MnO₂ under Oxygen Atmosphere.

Abstract

Atmosphere. -The title reaction takes place selectively with benzylic alcohols (I), whereas allylic alcohols such as (III) are oxidized quite slowly. No oxidation or poor yields are found in the oxidation of usual primary and secondary alcohols. Oxygen atmosphere is required to perform effective transformation, i.e. the oxidation progress is much slower in nitrogen atmosphere. -(KAMIMURA*, A.; NOZAKI, Y.; NISHIYAMA, M.; NAKAYAMA, M.; RSC Adv. 3 (2013) 2, 468-472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ra22117a ; Dep. Appl. Mol. Biosci., Grad. Sch. Med., Yamaguchi Univ., Ube, Yamaguchi 755, Japan; Eng.) -S. Karsten 21-034