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The compound shown is treated with a peroxyacid (m-CPBA). Which structure is the main product?

  1. AStructure A
  2. BStructure B
  3. CStructure C
  4. DStructure D

Answer: B

The compound is cyclohexanone. In the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation an oxygen atom is inserted between the carbonyl carbon and the neighbouring carbon, expanding the ring to the seven-membered lactone, epsilon-caprolactone. The alpha-hydroxyketone, diacid and alcohol are not products of this reaction.
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