Oxoiron(iv)-mediated Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclohexanones generated by dioxygen with co-oxidation of aldehydes

Abstract

In this communication we describe detailed mechanistic studies on the [Fe^II(CH₃CN)(N4Py)(ClO₄)]ClO₄-catalyzed (N4Py = N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-N-bis(2-pyridyl)methyl-amine) Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclohexanones by dioxygen with cooxidation of various aldehydes, including the kinetics of the formation and the reactivity of the trapped and spectroscopically characterized oxoiron(IV) intermediate.