Hypochlorite and chlorite exchange resins are evaluated as co-oxidants or oxidants, respectively, for the oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes, ketones or carboxylic acids. Polymer-bound hypochlorite can act as a co-oxidant in TEMPO-mediated oxidations of alcohols. The formation of aldehydes only works under weakly acidic conditions. However, the cheap hypochlorite exchange resin is