Oxidation of diazo compounds by dimethyl dioxirane: An extremely mild and efficient method for the preparation of labile α-oxo-aldehydes
A novel method for the preparation of α-oxo-aldehydes by dimethyl dioxirane oxidation of α-diazoketones is described. The procedure is particularly useful when the desired compound cannot be purified by chromatography or distillation: the by-products (ace