Communication
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2006, 4, 1478 - 1482, DOI: 10.1039/b518200j
Direct, efficient, and inexpensive formation of
-hydroxyketones from olefins by hydrogen peroxide oxidation catalyzed by the 12-tungstophosphoric acid/cetylpyridinium chloride systemYanfei Zhang, Zongxuan Shen, Jingting Tang, Yan Zhang, Lichun Kong and Yawen Zhang
The direct ketohydroxylation of a variety of 1-aryl-1-alkenes with H2O2, catalyzed by the inexpensive 12-tungstophosphoric acid/cetylpyridinium chloride system under very mild conditions, was achieved. Various acyloins were obtained in good yields and high regioselectivies.

