%0 Journal Article
%T Efficient and convenient oxidation of benzyl halides to carbonyl compounds with Sodium nitrate and Acetic acid by phase transfer catalysis in aqueous media
%A Yu Lin Hu
%A Wei Wei
%A Qi Fa Liu
%A Ming Lu
%J Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
%D 2010
%I Chemical Society of Ethiopia
%X A variety of benzyl halides were converted to the corresponding aldehydes/ketones in good to high yields by phase transfer catalysis combined with sodium nitrate and acetic acid at reflux. As a result, a simple and high yield procedure has been developed.   KEY WORDS: Oxidation, Benzyl halides, Phase transfer catalyst, Sodium nitrate    Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2010, 24(2), 277-282.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/54760