
%0 Journal Article
%A Beckwith, ALJ 
%A Goodrich, JE 
%T Some oxidation reactions of branched-chain carboxylic acids
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1965/07/01
%V 18
%N 7
%P 1023-1033
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9651023
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9651023 
%X Various branched-chain carboxylic acids have been oxidized with the following reagents: (A) potassium manganate in dilute alkali; (B) potassium permanganate in concentrated alkali; (C) potassium peroxydisulphate in dilute alkali; (D) potassium peroxydisulphate in dilute acid. In most cases hydroxy-acids were formed by oxidation at the tertiary position but the yields were poor. None of these reagents appears to provide a general method for the preparation of lactones from branched-chain saturated carboxylic acids. 
