A phase transferring oxidant, cetyltrimethylammoniumceric nitrate (CTACN) h
as been prepared and characterized from elemental analysis and spectral dat
a. An aggregation phenomenon has been observed at 1.25 x 10(-3) M of CTACN
in water medium. Application of this reagent to oxidise benzyl alcohol, hyd
roquinone, 8-hydroxyquinoline, 2-aminophenol, 1-naphthol and 2-naphthol has
been reported.