Étard reaction
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The Étard reaction is a chemical reaction that involves the direct oxidation of an aromatic or heterocyclic bound methyl group to an aldehyde using chromyl chloride.[1][2][3] For example, toluene can be oxidised to benzaldehyde:
Other oxidation reagents like potassium permanganate or potassium dichromate oxidize to the more stable carboxylic acids.
[edit] References
- ^ Étard, M. A. (1880). "Sur la synthèse des aldéhydes aromatiques; essence de cumin". Compt. Rend. 90: 534.
- ^ Étard, M. (1881). "Recherches sur le rôle oxydant de l'acide chlorochromique". Ann. Chim. Phys. 22: 218-286.
- ^ Hartford, W. H.; Darrin, M. (1958). "The Chemistry Of Chromyl Compounds". Chem. Rev. 58: 1-61. DOI:10.1021/cr50019a001.
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