Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Oppenauer oxidation, named after Rupert Viktor Oppenauer, is a gentle method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.The reaction is the opposite of Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction. The alcohol is oxidized with aluminium isopropoxide in excess acetone. This shifts the equilibrium toward the product side.The oxidation is highly selective for secondary alcohols and does not oxidize other sensitive functional groups such as amines and sulfides.. }
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- Oppenauer_oxidation comment "Oppenauer oxidation, named after Rupert Viktor Oppenauer, is a gentle method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.The reaction is the opposite of Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction. The alcohol is oxidized with aluminium isopropoxide in excess acetone. This shifts the equilibrium toward the product side.The oxidation is highly selective for secondary alcohols and does not oxidize other sensitive functional groups such as amines and sulfides.".