Rather than striving to minimize human exposure to and environmental release of hazardous organic solvents, green chemistry seeks to replace hazardous solvents with alternative solvents or reaction media presenting reduced health risks and environmental impact. In this viewpoint, one of the most interesting features of [bmim]BF₄ is its ability to be powerful alternative to the other hazardous organic solvents. In our work, we thought that more efficient, environmentally benign method in [bmim]BF₄ was necessary and use of iodine should overcome one or more disadvantages shown in other conventional oxidation methods. In this respect, we studied the oxidation of benzyl alcohols by using I₂/Li₂CO₃ in [bmim]BF₄. In this work, the oxidation reactions of primary benzylic alcohols with I₂/Li₂CO₃ at 60°C gave excellent yield of benzaldehydes. After I₂ and Li₂CO₃ were mixed in [bmim]BF₄. In cases of secondary benzylic alcohols the corresponding ketones were obtained in yields.