Solvent-free method for the oxidation of alcohols

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Brittny N Humphrey, bnhumphrey01@student.ysu.edu1, Dennis Fulmer, fulmerda@email.uc.edu2, and James Mack, mackje@ucmail.uc.edu2. (1) Department of Chemistry, Youngstown State University, 1 University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555, (2) Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, 404 Crosley Tower PO Box 210172, Cincinnati, OH 45221
Due to environmental and health concerns there is a growing need for alternative syntheses that reduce or eliminate the use of solvents. Employing the technique of high-speed ball milling (HSBM),an experimentally simple, efficient,and inexpensive system was developed for a solvent-free method for the oxidation of alcohols.Using this methodology, a more environmentally safe and less hazardous chemical synthesis approach for these reactions has been demonstrated. Oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols under HSBM conditions using 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinloxy and various oxidizing agents has been achieved.
 

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