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Named after Adolf von Baeyer and Victor Villiger, who first reported the reaction in 1899.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baeyer-Villiger oxidation
Today it means: An organic reaction that forms an ester from a ketone or a lactone from a cyclic ketone, using peroxyacids or peroxides as the oxidant. Full definition →