Tetrahedron Letters

High pressure mechanistic diagnosis in Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of aliphatic ketones

G Jenner

Index: Jenner, Gerard Tetrahedron Letters, 2001 , vol. 42, # 51 p. 8969 - 8971

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Abstract

The pressure effect is examined in Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of aliphatic ketones. This effect is small, reflected in slightly negative activation volumes (− 2 to− 8 cm3 mol− 1). These values allow the picturing of the volume profile. They refer to a late transition step and give