THE OXYGENATION OF α-ISOPHORONE AND ITS SILYL ENOL ETHER WITH t-BuOOH IN THE PRESENCE OF METAL CATALYSTS

Abstract
Treatment of α-isophorone (1) with t-BuOOH in the presence of palladium(II) or copper(I) catalyst gives ketoisophorone (2) selectively. A similar treatment of silyl enol ether 7 derived from 1 affords 6-hydroxylisophorone 8.