Chiral Brønsted acid catalyzed asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger reaction of 3-substituted cyclobutanones by using aqueous H2O2

Senmiao Xu*, Zheng Wang, Xue Zhang, Xumu Zhang, Kuiling Ding

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2840-2843
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume47
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Mar 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asymmetric catalysis
  • Cyclobutanones
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Lactones
  • Oxidations

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