Abstract
A facile coupling process between aldehydes and alcohols to afford unsymmetrical esters is presented herein. This transformation is complementary to the Tishchenko reaction and provides access to unsymmetrical esters under very mild conditions. Various aldehydes and alcohols are suitable in this reaction, and the addition of a sacrificial trifluoromethyl ketone allows the process to take place in a highly selective manner. A plausible mechanism based on details obtained by monitoring the reaction progress and deuterium-labeling studies has been proposed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4852-4858 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 2017 |
| Issue number | 32 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2017 |
Keywords
- Alcohols
- Aldehydes
- Esterification
- Reaction mechanisms
- Synthetic methods
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
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