A. Shaabani et M. Ameri, OXIDATION OF BENZYLIC AND SECONDARY ALCOHOLS TO CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS BYNABRO3-NH4CL REAGENT IN AQUEOUS ACETONITRILE, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (2), 1998, pp. 100-101
NaBrO3 combined with NH4Cl is found to be an efficient reagent for the
conversion, in aqueous acetonitrile and under mild conditions, of ben
zylic and secondary alcohols into aldehydes and ketones, respectively.