Mild oxidation of benzyl alcohols to benzyl aldehydes or ketones catalyzed by visible light

Induced by visible light, mild oxidation condition to prepare benzyl aldehydes or ketones have been developed by using bromotrichloromethane as photochemical oxidant. This method avoids high temper-ature, pressure and peroxidation with only visible light as the green driving force. CO 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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A mild oxidation condition for preparing benzyl aldehydes or ketones has been developed with bromotrichloromethane as the photochemical oxidant, induced by visible light. This method only requires visible light as the green driving force, avoiding high temperature, pressure, and peroxidation.