Abstract
A simple, economically convenient, and eco‐compatible procedure for the oxidation of 2,2‐dichloroalkanals to the corresponding alkanoic acids has been set up, employing HNO3 in CH2Cl2, in the presence of NaNO2 as catalyst.
Acknowledgments
We thank the Ministero della Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (MURST) and the F.W.O.‐Vlaanderen and BOF‐RUG for financial assistance.