equivalent of 2-hydroxyoctanal, in 70% yield. The oxidation of acyclic silyl enolethers such as 1-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]-1-octene under these conditions gave 1-hydroxy-2-octanone in 72% yield, while the same oxidation in dichloromethane alone resulted in cleavage of the enol double bond to form heptanal in 71% yield. Cyclic silyl enolethers were converted into the corresponding alpha-hydroxy ketones in 48-71%