Kinetics and mechanism of the chromic oxidation of 3-O-methyl-d-glucopyranose

The reaction of CrVI with 3-O-methyl-d-glucose yields 2-O-methyl-d-arabinose, formic acid and CrIII through a combination of CrVI → CrIV → CrII and CrVI → CrIV → CrIII pathways.