Tetrahedron

Oxidation of α, β-un saturated aldehydes

BS Bal, WE Childers, HW Pinnick

Index: Bal, Balkrishna S.; Childers, Wayne E.; Pinnick, Harold W. Tetrahedron, 1981 , vol. 37, p. 2091 - 2096

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Citation Number: 969

Abstract

A variety of methods for the conversion of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to the corresponding acids have been explored. The best approach uses sodium chlorite and gives the desired transformation even in systems where steric hindrance and/or sensitive functionality are present.