Epoxidation and oxidation of alcohols . A new procedure using the methylalumoxane/tert-butyl hydroperoxide system
Abstract
Here reported are the first applications of methylalumoxane, an oligomeric compound of formula (MeAlO)n, as a catalyst for the epoxidation of allylic alcohols and the oxidation of benzylic, aliphatic (cyclic and linear) alcohols into the corresponding carbonyl compounds.