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CAS indexed 72 chemical substances from this document. CAS subject entries for this document include: Silica gel, uses; Alcohols, reactions; Flow; and 6 additional concepts.

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TITLE:	Clean and selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols using silica-supported Jones' reagent in a pressure-driven flow reactor
AUTHOR(S):	Wiles, Charlotte; Watts, Paul; Haswell, Stephen J.
CORPORATE SOURCE:	Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and the Environment, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
SOURCE:	Tetrahedron Letters (2006), 47(30), 5261-5264 CODEN: TELEAY; ISSN: 0040-4039
PUBLISHER:	Elsevier B.V.
LANGUAGE:	English

ABSTRACT:
By exploiting the high surface to vol. ratio obtained within continuous flow reactors, we are able to oxidize selectively an array of primary alcs. to either the aldehyde or carboxylic acid, depending on the flow rates employed, demonstrating a degree of reaction control unattainable in traditional stirred reactors.