Abstract
Imidazolium and 2-methylimidazolium chlorochromates (C3H5N2 +ClCrO3 − and C4H7N2 +ClCrO3 −, respectively) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infra red and 13C nmr spectra. The compounds oxidize primary and secondary alcohols to their respective carbonyl compounds while ketoximes and aldoximes are deoximated to the corresponding ketones and aldehydes at room temperature.