PAPER	Synthesis 2006: 4237-4241   DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950372
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
2-Iodoxybenzoic Acid Mediated Facile Conversion of 1,3-Diols to 1,2-Diketones by Oxidative Cleavage of the C-C Bond [1]
J. S. Yadav*, Swapan Kumar Biswas, R. Srinivas
Division of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India Fax: 91(40)27160512; e-Mail: yadavpub@iict.res.in;
Received 29 June 2006

Abstract

1,3-Diols undergo smooth oxidative cleavage of the C-C bond in the presence of 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) affording 1,2-diketones in excellent yields under mild conditions.

Keywords

1,3-diol - 1,2-diketone - 2-iodoxybenzoic acid - oxidation - bond cleavage

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IICT Communication No. 060412.