Various allylic and benzylic substrates were oxidized to the corresponding enones, arenealdehydes and aryl ketones in good yields with tert -butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of catalytic amounts of Co(acac) 2 under mild conditions. The reactivity, selectivity, and scope of the reaction were investigated.
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Xiao et al. (2013) studied this question.