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Esterification of aldehydes and alcohols with pyridinium hydrobromide perbromide in water

S Sayama, T Onami

Index: Sayama, Shinsei; Onami, Tetsuo Synlett, 2004 , # 15 p. 2739 - 2745

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Abstract

Abstract The direct esterification of aldehydes and alcohols was carried out with pyridinium hydrobromide perbromide in water at room temperature. A variety of aldehydes were converted to respective ester derivatives with alcohols such as methanol, 1, 2-ethanediol, 1, 3-propanediol. Further, a variety of aliphatic alcohols were also converted to the corresponding Tishchenko-like dimeric esters in good yields under the same reaction ...