Albright–Goldman oxidation

The Albright–Goldman oxidation is a name reaction of organic chemistry, first described by the American chemists J. Donald Albright and Leon Goldman in 1965.[1] The reaction is particularly suitable for the synthesis of aldehydes from primary alcohols. Analogously, secondary alcohols can be oxidized to form ketones. Dimethyl sulfoxide/acetic anhydride serves as oxidizing agent.

The reaction does not proceed further to the carboxylic acid.

  1. ^ J. Donald Albright, Leon Goldman (1965), "Indole Alkaloids. III.1 Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols to Ketones", The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1107–1110, doi:10.1021/jo01015a038, PMID 14288448
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