N-Oxoammonium salt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The structure of a typical N-Oxoammonium salt.
The structure of a typical N-Oxoammonium salt.

N-Oxoammonium salts in organic chemistry are a class of organic compounds sharing a functional group with the general structure R1R2N+=O X- where X- is the counterion. The N-oxoammonium salt from TEMPO is used for oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl groups.

 This organic chemistry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.