Abstract
Aerobic oxidation of various secondary alcohols into their corresponding carbonyl compounds has been accomplished by using N‐hydroxy phthalimide (NHPI)/ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN). Primary alcohol and allylic alcohols were transformed in relatively moderate yield.
Acknowledgment
The authors warmly thank the Korea Research Foundation for the financial support (KRF‐2002‐015‐CP0203).