Volume 25, Issue 6 pp. 836-838
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Aqueous Media Oxidation of Alcohols with Ammonium Persulfate

Gholam Hassan ImanzadehMohammad R. Zamanloo

Mohammad R. Zamanloo

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, The University of Mohaghegh Ardebili, 179 Ardebil, Iran

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Yaghoob Mansoori

Yaghoob Mansoori

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, The University of Mohaghegh Ardebili, 179 Ardebil, Iran

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Ali Khodayari

Ali Khodayari

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, The University of Mohaghegh Ardebili, 179 Ardebil, Iran

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First published: 14 June 2007
Citations: 8

Abstract

Oxidation of series of various primary and secondary alcohols to corresponding carbonyl compounds with ammonium persulfate in aqueous media was described. No over oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and secondary alcohols to esters was observed. Under such conditions benzoin was converted to benzoic acid.

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