A Novel Method for Preparation of Glycerol Monoesters from Glycidyl Esters with Molecular Oxygen Catalyzed by Ni(II) Complex

Abstract
In the presence of a catalytic amount of bis(3-methyl-2,4-pentanedionato)nickel(II) (Ni(mac)2), various glycidyl esters are converted into the corresponding glycerol monoester derivatives with molecular oxygen in good to high yields.