Rubottom Oxidation · α-Hydroxylation of a Ketone
unseel.com · silyl enol ether + mCPBA → α-hydroxy ketone
Stage enol ether
O added 0
step silyl enol ether
Carbon skeleton
Oxygen (O)
Silyl group (SiMe₃)
New α-OH / peracid O
mCPBA
Unseel.com · Rubottom Oxidation