Oxidative Cleavage of Epoxides with Ammonium Molybdate–H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>System: An Efficient Route to α-Hydroxy Ketones
作者:Nusrat Ismail、R. Nageswara Rao
DOI:10.1246/cl.2000.844
日期:2000.7
Epoxides are efficiently converted into α-hydroxy ketones by employing ammonium molybdate–H2O2 system. The α-hydroxy ketones are prepared without the formation of α-hydroxy aldehydes, via 1,2-diols as intermediates. The products are formed with excellent yields under very mild conditions.