Vikas N. Telvekar, Jaishree K. Mali, and Mahesh G. Dighe Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, University Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai, India ... Abstract: A simple and mild system for 1,2-diol cleavage has been developed using a combination of lead diacetate and tert-butyl hypochlorite at room temperature. ... Keywords: acid chlorides, aldehydes, 1,2-diols, lead(II) acetate, tert-butyl ...