Abstract
Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of ketones was carried out using AlCl3 as catalyst, H2O2 (30%) as oxidant in innocuity and environmentally friendly ethanol conditions. Cyclic ketones and acyclic ketones were transformed into the corresponding lactones or esters in 5–24 h at 40–70 °C with very high conversion and selectivity. A possible reaction mechanism was also given.
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This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20474052 and 20774074) and Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20050736001). We also thank Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials (Northwest Normal University), Ministry of Education, for financial support.
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Lei, Z., Ma, G., Wei, L. et al. Clean Baeyer–Villiger Oxidation Using Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidant Catalyzed by Aluminium Trichloride in Ethanol. Catal Lett 124, 330–333 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-008-9470-0
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