Tin(IV) bis(perfluoroalkanesulfonyl)amide complex as a highly selective Lewis acid catalyst for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation using hydrogen peroxide in a fluorous recyclable phase

Sn[N(SO2C8F17)(2)](4) catalyst was shown to give an excellent yield and selectivity in a fluorous biphasic catalytic system for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones by 35% aqueous hydrogen peroxide, a green, safe and cheap oxidant. Furthermore, the catalyst was completely recovered and reused in the fluorous immobilized phase without loss of activity. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.