Malaprade reaction

Overview

In organic chemistry, the Malaprade reaction or Malaprade oxidation is a reaction that converts vicinal diols by periodic acid or a periodate salt to give a pair of carbonyl derivatives. The reaction was first reported by Léon Malaprade in 1928. Amino alcohols are also cleaved.

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