# Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An organic reaction that forms an ester from a ketone or a lactone from a cyclic ketone, using peroxyacids or peroxides as the oxidant.

## Etymology
Named after Adolf von Baeyer and Victor Villiger, who first reported the reaction in 1899.

## Source
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