Abstract
A silica‐gel‐supported heterogeneous ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) reagent has been developed for oxidizing oxygenated aromatics to quinones in nonaqueous media. The advantages of this procedure include excellent yields, mild reaction conditions, nonaqueous media, short reaction times, and easy product isolation.
Acknowledgment
We are grateful to the Grants and Research Funding Committee (GRFC) of Southeast Missouri State University for providing funding for this project. M. H. A. thanks Bjorn Olesen for his help during preparation of this article.