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A variety of secondary alcohols, 1,2‐diols and primary alcohols were selectively oxidized in excellent yields to their corresponding ketones, 1,2‐diketones and aldehydes with aqueous 30 % hydrogen peroxide in refluxing acetonitrile in the presence of catalytic amounts of N‐methylpyrrolidin‐2‐one hydrotribromide (MPHT). (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)
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