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Swern oxidation
The mild oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones with a mixture of oxalylchloride dimethylsulfoxide and triethlamine is called the Swern oxidation.
The advantages of this method are the use of less toxic substances and that a further oxidation to the carboxylic acid is not possible with these reagents.
- Link to the detailed reaction mechanism: http://www.organische-chemie.ch/OC/Namen/Mechanismen/swern.htm
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