Sn-MCM-41--a heterogeneous selective catalyst for the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation with hydrogen peroxide.

A new heterogeneous catalyst, Sn-MCM-41, is described for the Baeyer-Villiger reaction with hydrogen peroxide which selectively activates the carbonyl function for the nucleophilic attack by the oxidant, with high chemoselectivities when double bonds are present in the molecule.