Baeyer Villiger Oxidation/ Rearrangement

The transformation of ketones into esters and cyclic ketones into lactones  by peroxyacids  is called Baeyer-Villiger oxidation or Rearrangement. In case of unsymmetrical ketones, different groups migrate at different rates depending on their ability to stabilize the transition state. The migrating group migrates with retention of configuration.

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