Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations

A form of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation — The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation
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