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 [FeII(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.