title: Direct oxidative cleavage of alpha- and beta-dicarbonyls and alpha-hydroxyketones to diesters with KHSO5.
abstract: Presented is a methodology to oxidatively cleave alpha-hydroxyketones and alpha- or beta-diones using the environmentally benign reagent KHSO(5), prepared easily from Oxone, to diesters in one simple transformation. In addition, we undertook a mechanistic study to provide a plausible mechanistic interpretation. These reactions may prove to be valuable alternatives to other related metal-mediated processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Benjamin R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borhan