Baeyer-Villiger oxidation
Meaning
Noun
- An organic reaction that forms an ester from a ketone or a lactone from a cyclic ketone, using peroxyacids or peroxides as the oxidant.
Origin
- Named after Adolf von Baeyer and Victor Villiger, who first reported the reaction in 1899.
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