Oxidations involving silver. II. The oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes with silver(II) picolinate

The oxidation of alcohols by argentic picolinate has been studied and has been shown to give high yields of aldehyde and ketone. Examination of the oxidation of aldehydes shows that smooth conversion to the acid occurs in most cases, but in some cases, an anomalous reaction occurs, which probably involves attack upon the aromatic ring of substituted benzaldehydes. The oxidation of aldehydes occurs much more slowly than alcohol-oxidation under similar conditions.