The goal of this research is to develop a methodology for the microwave-assisted oxidation of alcohols. We are using chromium trioxide resin as the oxidizing agent. The study will focus on comparing yield and reaction time with the corresponding conventional reactions. Primary alcohols 9-Fluorenol and Benzhydrol and secondary alcohols 2-Naphthalenemethanol and 9-Anthracenemethanol are the alcohols used. These oxidation reactions should proceed at a faster rate than conventional methods, and give similar purity and yield. This hypothesis will be tested by running reactions in a laboratory microwave and comparing the results to conventional methods. The main results mostly support our hypothesis and it has been concluded that microwave-assisted organic synthesis (MAOS) is a time efficient method for these oxidation reactions.
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