Dimethyldioxirane: Mechanism of Benzaldehyde Oxidation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)93801-8

Under inert atmosphere, dimethyldioxirane 1 converts benzaldehydes solely to the corresponding acids; the reaction is insensitive to electronic effects; yields are limited by the competing decomposition of 1 to acetol; O2 trapping of free-radical intermediates is observed.