Baeyer-Villiger oxidation with potassium peroxomonosulfate supported on acidic silica gel

J Org Chem. 2005 Dec 23;70(26):10879-82. doi: 10.1021/jo051614v.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] Potassium peroxomonosulfate deposited onto silica SiO2 x KHSO5 efficiently reacts with ketones in dichloromethane at room temperature to give the corresponding esters or lactones in quantitative yields. This method avoids hydrolysis of the reaction products. The Baeyer-Villiger reaction is catalyzed by potassium hydrogensulfate present in the supported reagent.