Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation of Ketones Using Molecular Oxygen and Benzaldehyde in the Absence of Metal Catalysts

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00090a001

A combination system of molecular oxygen, benzaldehyde, and carbon tetrachloride oxidizes various ketones to give lactones and esters in high yields at 40 deg C, and addition of benzoyl chloride increases yields of the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation products at a lower temperature of 20 deg C.