Kw. Hunt et Pa. Grieco, Baeyer-Villiger oxidation promoted by reaction of peracids with cyclic oxocarbenium ions generated in situ from internal hemiketals, ORG LETT, 2(12), 2000, pp. 1717-1719
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Reactive cyclic oxocarbenium ions, generated in situ from internal hemiketa
ls, undergo Baeyer-Villiger oxidation upon exposure to m-chloroperbenzoic a
cid leading, after hydrolysis of the resultant lactones, to acyclic fragmen
ts for use in natural product synthesis.