Oxidation in Organic Synthesis

Download or read book Oxidation in Organic Synthesis written by V. K. Ahluwalia and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxidation plays a crucial role in organic synthesis. This volume presents the array of oxidizing agents and their applications in oxidations. The book describes in great detail a number of reagents of importance. The text includes oxidation of specific types of organic compounds including hydrocarbons, alcohols, phenols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids, amides, hydrazides, nitro compounds, nitroso compounds, hydroxylamines, azo compounds, azides, hydrazo compounds, amines, phosphorus, arsenic and sulphur compounds. It also covers enzymatic or microbial oxidations as well as oxidations under benign conditions.