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Iridium-Catalyzed Oxidative Methyl Esterification of Primary Alcohols and Diols with Methanol

Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Yasushi Obora, Yasutaka Ishii

The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2011 · 98 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

Oxidative methyl esterification of primary alcohols and diols with methanol was successfully achieved, using acetone as a hydrogen acceptor, under the influence of an iridium complex combined with 2-(methylamino)ethanol (MAE) as catalyst.

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