English Explanatory Dictionary

Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organic reaction that forms an ester from a ketone or a lactone from a cyclic ketone, using peroxyacids or peroxides as the oxidant.

Word forms

Baeyer-Villiger oxidation Baeyer-Villiger oxidations

Etymology

Named after Adolf von Baeyer and Victor Villiger, who first reported the reaction in 1899.

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