Oxidation of Methyl Trimethylsilyl Ketene Acetals to α-Hydroxyesters with Urea Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Methyltrioxorhenium
作者:Saša Stanković、James H. Espenson
DOI:10.1021/jo000212e
日期:2000.9.1
In the presence of catalytic amounts of MTO, methyltrioxorhenium, methyl trimethylsilylketeneacetals are oxidized with urea hydrogen peroxide to afford alpha-hydroxy and alpha-siloxy esters. On treatment with potassium fluoride, the alpha-hydroxy esters are obtained in high yields.