"A carbonyl transposition can be effected via the addition of a vinyl or an alkyl Grignard reagent to an α,β-unsaturat…"

"CrO2·C5H5N is a mild reagent for the oxidation of alcohols that contain acid-sensitive groups. … Primary and secondar…"

"MnO2 is a highly chemoselective oxidant—allylic, benzylic, and propargylic alcohols are oxidized faster than saturate…"

"Umpolung in a synthesis usually requires extra steps. Thus, one should strive to take maximum advantage of the functi…"

"The classical procedure for oxidizing primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones involves treatm…"

"The Jones reagent is an excellent reagent for the oxidation of secondary alcohols that do not contain acid-sensitive …"

"The most utilized Umpolung strategy is based on formyl and acyl anion equivalents derived from 2-lithio- 1,3-dithiane…"

"The Swern oxidation proceeds rapidly at low temperatures and thus can be employed for the preparation of a-keto aldeh…"

"The carbonyl group is electrophilic at the carbon atom and hence is susceptible to attack by nucleophilic reagents. T…"

"The availability of a stereodefined alcohol from reduction of a cyclic ketone raises the question of how one can obta…"