TITLE:
La2O3 Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols
AUTHORS:
Ravikumar R. Gowda, Debashis Chakraborty
KEYWORDS:
Oxidation, Alcohol, Carboxylic Acid, La2O3, t-BuOOH
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Vol.1 No.2,
May
5,
2011
ABSTRACT: A variety of aromatic, aliphatic and conjugated alcohols were transformed to the corresponding carboxylic acids and ketones with a quantitative conversion in high yields with 70% t-BuOOH solution is water in the presence of catalytic amounts of La2O3. This method possesses a wide range of capabilities since it can be used with other functional groups which may not tolerate oxidative conditions, involves fairly simple method for work-up, exhibits chemoselectivity and proceeds under ambient conditions. The resulting products are obtained in good yields within reasonable time.