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Oxidation of cyclic ketones by hydrogen peroxide catalysed by Group 6 metal peroxo complexes
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Inorganic ChemistryChemical EngineeringGroup 6EngineeringBiochemistryNatural SciencesCyclic KetonesCatalytic AnalogueOrganometallic CatalysisCatalysisRedox ChemistryChemistryDeoxygenationHydrogen PeroxideMolybdenum Peroxo ComplexesInorganic Compound
Molybdenum peroxo complexes stabilized by picolinato and pyridine 2,6-dicarboxylato ligands catalyse oxidation of cyclic ketones by H2O2 to lactones and their derivatives; this represents a catalytic analogue of the Baeyer–Villiger reaction.