Synlett 2006(20): 3515-3520  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958411
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Tailoring Pt(II) Chiral Catalyst Design for Asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger ­Oxidation of Cyclic Ketones with Hydrogen Peroxide

Marco Colladon, Alessandro Scarso, Giorgio Strukul*
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy
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Publication History

Received 20 September 2006
Publication Date:
08 December 2006 (online)

Abstract

Asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones with hydrogen peroxide mediated by a series of new chiral Pt(II) complexes afforded lactone products in good yields and moderate enantioselectivities.