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'''Oxidation with chromium(VI) complexes''' involves the conversion of alcohols to carbonyl compounds or more highly oxidized products through the action of molecular chromium(VI) oxides and salts.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Luzzio, F. A.|journal=[[Org. React.]]|title=The Oxidation of Alcohols by Modified Oxochromium(VI)–Amine Reagents|year=1998|volume=53|page=1|doi=10.1002/0471264180.or053.01}}</ref>
 
==Inventory of Cr(VI)-pyridine and pyridinium reagents==
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One family of reagents employs the complex CrO<sub>3</sub>(pyridine)<sub>2</sub>.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1007/0-387-25725-X_1|chapter=Chromium-based Reagents|title=Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones|series=Basic Reactions in Organic Synthesis|year=2006|pages=1–95|isbn=0-387-23607-4}}</ref>
*[[Sarett oxidation|Sarett's reagent]]: a solution of CrO<sub>3</sub>(pyridine)<sub>2</sub> in pyridine. It was popularized for selective oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to carbonyl compounds.