
%0 Journal Article
%A Cox, BG 
%A McTigue, PT 
%T The oxidation of aldehydes with bromine. II. Study of the general base catalysis
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1964/11/01
%V 17
%N 11
%P 1210-1216
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9641210
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9641210 
%X It is shown that the oxidation with bromine of four aliphatic aldehydes to the corresponding carboxylic acids involves a rate-determining proton transfer. It is concluded that the aldehyde hydrate is the reactive entity in these oxidations. 
