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Baeyer Villiger Oxidation of Ketones....

Baeyer Villiger Oxidation of Ketones.

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Ketones on oxidation with peroxy acids yield esters. In this reaction, an oxygen atom from the peroxy acid gets inserted between the carbon atom of carbonyl group and one of the attached carbons of the ketone.
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