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Oppenauer oxidation

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Alkoxide-catalyzed oxidation of secondary alcohols. Reverse of the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction.

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    Jie Jack Li

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Li, J.J. (2014). Oppenauer oxidation. In: Name Reactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03979-4_198

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