Problems and exercisesOxidation
1. Aldehydes and ketones versus oxidants
Give the product of the oxidation of: a) 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde with Ag2O; b) cyclopentanone with hot KMnO4; c) cyclohexanone with peroxybenzoic acid.
2. Which group migrates?
Which ester is obtained in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of: a) acetophenone; b) cyclohexyl methyl ketone?