Attempts to replace electricity with chemical oxidants^a.

Entry	Oxidant	4, yielda (conv., %)	27, yielda (conv., %)
1	Anode	68 (>95)	70 (>95)
2	NFSI	n.d. (11)	n.d. (51)
3	TBHP	n.d. (20)	n.d. (73)
4	CAN	n.d. (36)	n.d. (35)
5	m-CPBA	n.d. (14)	n.d. (22)
6	DDQ	n.d. (15)	n.d. (91)
7	PhI(OAc)2	n.d. (30)	n.d. (>95)
8	Mn(OAc)3	n.d. (69)	n.d. (>95)
9	AgNO3	n.d. (>95)	n.d. (>95)

^aYield and conversion were determined by NMR of the crude reaction mixture with PhOCF₃ or CH₂Br₂ as the internal standard; n.d. = not detected.