paper	Synthesis 1991; 1991: 739-740 DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-26561
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Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation of Ketones to Esters with Sodium Percarbonate/Trifluoroacetic Acid
George A. Olah*, Qi Wang, Nirupam J. Trivedi, G. K. Surya Prakash
*Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and the Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661, USA

Sodium percarbonate in trifluoroacetic acid has been found to be an effective reagent for the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones to esters. The scope and limitations of the reaction were explored.