Synlett 2007(1): 0047-0050  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958422
LETTER
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A Simple Protocol for the Generation of Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane

Rossella Mello*, María Elena González-Núñez, Gregorio Asensio
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Valencia, Avda. V. Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100-Burjassot (Valencia), Spain
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Publication History

Received 11 August 2006
Publication Date:
20 December 2006 (online)

Abstract

Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane, generated from an aqueous solution of 1,1,1-trifluoroacetone hydrate, sodium bicarbonate and peroxomonosulfate, is removed from the reaction mixture by the evolved gases and applied to the oxidation of substrates placed in a second reaction zone. The method is simple and robust, and allows for the application of methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane in oxidation reactions on a preparative scale.