Alegria, Elisabete Clara Bastos do AmaralMartins, Luísa M. D. R. S.Kirillova, Marina V.Pombeiro, Armando J. L.2013-01-022013-01-022012-11-07Alegria E C B A, Martins L M D R S, Kirillova M V, Pombeiro A J L. Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones catalysed by rhenium complexes bearing N- or oxo-ligands. Applied Catalysis A-General. 2012; (443): 27-32.0926-860Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2017Rhenium (I, III-V or VII) complexes bearing N-donor or oxo-ligands catalyse the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclic and linear ketones (e.g. 2-methylcyclohexanone, 2-methylcyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, cyclobutanone and 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone) into the corresponding lactones or esters, in the presence of aqueous H2O2 (30%). The effects of various reaction parameters are studied allowing to achieve yields up to 54%. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.engBaeyer-Villiger oxidationHydrogen peroxideRhenium complexesHomogeneous catalysisKetonesLactonesC-scorpionatesPyrazolePT-II catalystsHydrogen-peroxideMolecular-oxygenIonic liquidsLactone hydrolysisMetal-catalystsLewis acidityPlatinum(II)Palladium(II)Cyclohexanonejournal article