# Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

## Etymology
First reported by J. Moffatt and his student K. Pfitzner in 1963.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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