ELEMENTAL FLUORINE .7. NEW OXIDATION METHODOLOGY

Citation
Rd. Chambers et al., ELEMENTAL FLUORINE .7. NEW OXIDATION METHODOLOGY, Tetrahedron, 53(46), 1997, pp. 15833-15842
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
ISSN journal
00404020
Volume
53
Issue
46
Year of publication
1997
Pages
15833 - 15842
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4020(1997)53:46<15833:EF.NOM>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Reaction of fluorine with water in the presence of acids provides new oxidants for 'in-situ' oxidation of ketones. Direct reaction of fluori ne with anhydrous alcohols and 1,2-diols provides simple methodology f or oxidation to corresponding secondary ketones or alpha-hydroxy keton es. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.