Dimethyl carbonate: an environmentally friendly solvent for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)/methyltrioxorhenium (CH3ReO3, MTO) catalytic oxidations

Some oxidations of organic compounds with the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)/methyltrioxorhenium (CH3ReO3, MTO) catalytic system have been performed in dimethyl carbonate, an environmentally friendly solvent. Reactions proceeded in good conversions and yields.