An Improved and Practical Sharpless Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to the Carboxylic Acids

Abstract
An improved and practical procedure for the oxidation of primary alcohols to the carboxylic acids under Sharpless's conditions (NaIO4/RuCl3.H2O/water/acetonitrile) using ethyl acetate as the solvent, in place of toxic and ecologically undesirable carbon tetrachloride, is described.