Malaprade reaction
In organic chemistry, the Malaprade reaction or Malaprade oxidation is a glycol cleavage reaction in which a vicinal diol is oxidized by periodic acid or a periodate salt to give the corresponding carbonyl functional groups. The reaction was first reported by :fr:Léon Malaprade|Léon Malaprade in 1934 and also works with beta-aminoalcohols.
