SYNLETT, sa.8, ss.1180-1182, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)
Decomposition of hydrogen tetraoxide, produced by the reaction of hydrogen peroxide with bis(trifluoroacetoxyiodo) benzene, generates singlet molecular oxygen. Oxidation of typical organic substrates in an organic solvent through [4+2] cycloaddition and ene reactions have been carried out on a preparative scale.