| Abstract: | Divinylbenzene (DVB) and ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) crosslinked polystyrenes (2%) were functionalized to generate pyrazolinium chromate, chlorochromate and pyrazole–CrO3 complex functionalities. These were found to oxidize primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in high yields. The influence of solvent, temperature, catalyst and molar excess of the reagent in these oxidation reactions was investigated to find out the optimum conditions for effective oxidation reactions. EGDMA crosslinked polystyrene supported reagents showed higher reactivity in terms of functional group capacity and percentage yield. Also, chlorochromate reagent was found to be very efficient in oxidizing alcohols to carbonyl compounds. The spent polymeric reagent after the oxidation step can be easily removed by filtration and can be regenerated many times. © 1998 SCI. |
