General Characteristics The epoxidation of silyl enol ethers with oxidants such as mCPBA and dioxirane leads to rearrangement into α-silyloxyketones. This reaction is used commonly to introduce a ...
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Oxidation with Dioxiranes
General Characteristics Dimethyldioxirane (DMDO), prepared from acetone and Oxone®, is used frequently to oxidize alkenes to epoxides. Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane (TFDO) is about 600 times more ...