N-Ethylbenzylammonium Fluorochromate (VI) Adsorbed on Silica Gel, a Mild and Selective Heterogeneous Reagent

a mild and selective method for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones with n-ethylbenzylammonium fluorochromate (vi), ebafc, is reported. stability, reaction rate, ease of work-up and efficiency of the ebafc are considerably increased upon its adsorption on silica gel. the n-emylbenzylammonium fluorochromate (vi) adsorbed on silica gel is inert to aldehydes, ketones, oximes, thiols, sulfides, phenols, pyrans, trimethylsilanes, malonates and thioacetamides.