The Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones with bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide in the presence of ionic liquids as the solvent and catalyst
Stefan Baj*, Anna Chrobok and Roksana Słupska
*Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
S. Baj, A. Chrobok, R. Słupska, Green Chem., 2009, 11, 279-282.
DOI: 10.1039/B814534B
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Abstract
Using bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide as the oxidant and simply exchanging dichloromethane, the classical solvent for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, for the ionic liquid bmimNTf2, results in increased product yields. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate can replace both the solvent and BF3·OEt2 as catalyst. This method gives lactones in high yields with the possibility of ionic liquid recycling.
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Key Words
Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, ionic liquids, BTSP
ID: JXX-Y2009
