oxyl or oxidanyl, commonly known as TEMPO, is a chemical compound with the formula 32NO. This heterocyclic compound is a red-orange, sublimable solid. As a stable aminoxyl radical, it has applications
Sodium chlorite is a chemical compound used in the manufacturing of paper and as a disinfectant.
TEMPO
…4-methoxyphenethyl alcohol is oxidized to 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid in a system of catalytic TEMPO and sodium hypochlorite and a stoichiometric amount of sodium chlorite. TEMPO oxidations also exhibit chemoselectivity. In basic conditions, TEMPO oxidizes primary alcohols before secondary alcohols. But in acid, secondary…