Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation
nounEtymology First reported by J. Moffatt and his student K. Pfitzner in 1963.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
- Synonyms
- Moffatt oxidation
- Related terms
- Corey-Kim oxidation, Swern oxidation