Facile oxidation of o-hydroxyphenyl benzyl ketones to unsymmetrical benzils with dimethyl sulphoxide/potassium hydroxide

S Saxena, PK Jain, JK Makrandi, SK Grover

Index: Saxena, Shabnam; Jain, P. K.; Makrandi, J. K.; Grover, S. K. Tetrahedron Letters, 1983 , vol. 24, # 32 p. 3401 - 3402

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... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 24, Issue 32, 1983, Pages 3401–3402. Cover image Cover image. ... 1983, Available online 6 April 2001. Abstract. o-Hydroxyphenyl benzyl ketones on treatment with dimethyl sulphoxide and powdered potassium hydroxide have been found to undergo facile oxidation to the corresponding benzils. References. 1; JK Makrandi, SK Grover; Indian J. Chem., 16B (1978), p. 1118 ...