Oxidation of benzyl alcohol with Fe(III) using polymers containing the nitroxyl radical structure as a mediator

Some polymers containing the nitroxyl radical structure were prepared and applied to the electron transfer agents from Fe(III) to benzyl alcohol. Benzyl alcohol was also oxidized by Fe(III) in two‐phase or tri‐phase systems using hydrophobic or hydrophilic polymers, which contain 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl moiety, as an electron transfer catalyst. Especially, the hydrophilic polymers accelerated the oxidation of benzyl alcohol.