Mohsen Mousavi - Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Saveh branch, Saveh, Iran
Mohammad Reza Gouya - Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Saveh branch, Young Researchers Club, Saveh, Iran

Oxidation of benzoin with some mild oxidants was studied in different reaction media. The best result was obtained utilizing Bi5O(OH)9(NO3)4 in boiling acetic acid under air. More investigations revealed a catalytic role for Bi5O(OH)9(NO3)4 in aerobic oxidation of benzoin

benzoin; benzil, bismuth, catalyst, oxidation