N??Heterocyclic Carbene??Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Direct Esterification of Aldehydes with Organoboronic Acids

JJ Meng, M Gao, YP Wei…

Index: Meng, Jing-Jing; Gao, Min; Wei, Yu-Ping; Zhang, Wen-Qin Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2012 , vol. 7, # 5 p. 872 - 875

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Abstract

The ubiquitous nature of the ester functionality in the structures of natural and synthetic molecules makes esterification reactions very important. Numerous methods are available for this transformation, such as nucleophilic reactions of carboxylic acid derivatives with alcohols or phenols, transesterification reactions, as well as Baeyer–Villiger oxidation reactions.[1] Out of those traditional protocols, an oxidative esterification of aldehydes ...