摘要 |
<p>The present invention is a method for producing ester from ketone or aldehyde that is a reactant, using hydrogen peroxide by Baeyer-Villiger oxidation reaction, wherein as a catalyst, M(BAr4)n (M is an alkali metal or an alkali-earth metal, Ar is aryl, n is the same number as the valence of M) that is a metal borate, is used. For example, when cyclohexanone is used as a reactant, and Sr[B(3,5-CF3C6H3)4]2 is used as a catalyst, e-caprolactone is obtained in an isolated yield of 82%.</p> |