I. Yavari et A. Shaabani, OXIDATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ALCOHOLS TO CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS USING HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE BROMINE, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (7), 1994, pp. 274-275
Hexamethylenetetramine-bromine, a yellow-orange, very stable homogeneo
us solid, effects mild and fairly general conversion of primary and se
condary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, respectively.