Metal‐Free, Aerobic Dioxygenation of Alkenes Using Hydroxamic Acids

Abstract

One dioxygenation please, hold the metal: In the presence of either oxygen or air as the sole oxidant and external oxygen atom source, a variety of unsaturated hydroxamic acids afford cyclic hydroxamates that are readily converted into 1,2-diols, with the potential for high levels of reaction stereocontrol. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.