An. Ajjou et al., CHROMIUM-ASSISTED OXIDATIONS .19. A SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT OXIDATION OFOXAZOLOPYRIDYLCARBINOLS BY AQUEOUS TERT-BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE, Synthesis, (4), 1994, pp. 359-360
The oxidation of oxazolopyridylcarbinols to the corresponding ketones
has been carried out in high yields using commercial aqueous 70% tert-
butyl hydroperoxide and catalytic amounts of chromium(VI) oxide.