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A new chromium(VI) reagent, 3,5-dimethylpyrazolium fluorochromate, C5H8N2H[
CrO3F] (DmpzHFC), has been developed by reacting dmpz with CrO3 and aqueous
HF for the selective oxidation of primary, secondary and allylic alcohols
to the corresponding carbonyl compounds, polycyclic hydrocarbons to cyclic
ketones and allylic Delta (5) steroids to the corresponding alpha,beta -uns
aturated ketones. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.