Oxidation of cyclic ketones by hydrogen peroxide catalysed by Group 6 metal peroxo complexes

Abstract

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.