An efficient and convenient adaptation of the pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) oxidation for an organic chemistry student exercise is based on the employment of reagent-grade silica gel, which simplifies workup and purification of the product. The procedures include the oxidation of 4- tert -butylcyclohexanol to 4- tert -butylcyclohexanone and d,l -menthol to d,l -menthone.
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Luzzio et al. (1999) studied this question.