Electrophilic Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide: Selective Oxidation Reactions in Perfluorinated Alcohol Solvents
- 10 August 2000
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 2 (18), 2861-2863
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ol006287m
Abstract
The catalytic electrophilic activation of hydrogen peroxide with transition metal compounds toward reaction with nucleophiles is a matter of very significant research and practical interest. We have now found that use of perfluorinated alcoholic solvents such as 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol in the absence of catalysts allowed electrophilic activation of hydrogen peroxide toward epoxidation of alkenes and the Baeyer−Villiger oxidation of ketones.Keywords
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