Correlation analysis of reactivity in oxidation of substituted benzyl alcohols by tetrabutylammonium tribromide

• Published in: Journal of physical organic chemistry Vol. 15; no. 10; pp. 721 - 727
• Main Authors: Kumar, Ashok, Sharma, Pradeep K., Banerji, Kalyan K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.10.2002
• Subjects: alcohols; correlation analysis; mechanism; oxidation; tribromide

Oxidation of benzyl alcohol and some ortho‐, meta‐ and para‐monosubstituted benzyl alcohols by tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB) in aqueous acetic acid leads to the formation of corresponding benzaldehydes. The reaction is first order each in TBATB and the alcohol. The oxidation of [1,1‐2H2]benz...