Abstract
A mixture of DMSO, NaNO2, and 49% HBr is found to oxidize primary benzyl amines to benzoic acids at 100°C.
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Acknowledgment
Ramesh Naik acknowledges the Bangalore University and State Bank of Mysore, Yidagur branch, for financial assistance and the Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for recording NMR spectra.