Iron(III)-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in aqueous methanol offers a simple, environmentally acceptable synthetic tool to oxidize α-hydroxyketones α-diketones with molecular oxygen, in excellent yields and under mild conditions and without any side reactions.
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