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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Saegusa-Ito Oxidation
General Characteristics In the Saegusa-Ito reaction, silyl enol ethers are converted into corresponding α,β-unsaturated ketones using Pd(OAc)2. There are modified versions developed to avoid the use ...