OXIDATION OF TERTIARY NITROGEN COMPOUNDS TO N-OXIDES BY MOLECULAR OXYGEN-ALDEHYDE SYSTEM IN THE ABSENCE OF METAL CATALYST

Abstract

A variety of tertiary nitrogen compounds have been oxidized to corresponding N-oxides in near quantitative yields by molecular oxygen/2-methylpropanal system in the absence of metal catalyst.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are thankful to the Director, IIP, for his kind permission to publish these results. Rajendra S. Dongre is thankful to CSIR, New Delhi, for the award of a research fellowship.