Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

English

Etymology

First reported by J. Moffatt and his student K. Pfitzner in 1963.

Noun

Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations)

1. (chemistry) The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

Synonyms

• Moffatt oxidation

See also

• Corey-Kim oxidation
• Swern oxidation