Fragmentation of chloroperoxides: hypochlorite-mediated dehydration of hydroperoxyacetals to esters.

ABSTRACT: Hypochlorites efficently dehydrate hydroperoxyacetals to furnish the corresponding esters. The reaction, which can be accomplished with stoichometric Ca(OCl)(2) or with catalytic amounts of t-BuOCl, appears to involve formation and heterolytic fragmentation of secondary chloroperoxides, species not previously described in solution chemistry.

SUBMITTER: Fisher TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2942783 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature