Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) A catalytic amount of a chiral Brønsted acid with aqueous H2O2 as the oxidant is sufficient for the enantioselective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of 3-substituted cyclobutanones to give the corresponding γ-lactones in excellent yields and up to 93% ee. The method employs benign aqueous H2O2 instead of stoichiometric amounts of a dangerous peracid.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2840-2843 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 31 Mar 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Cyclobutanones
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Lactones
- Oxidations