New Method for the Preparation of Carboxylic Esters

Kazuhiko Saigo, Masahiro Usui, Kazunori Kikuchi, Eiichiro Shimada, Teruaki Mukaiyama

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1977 · 160 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

Abstract Various carboxylic esters including functionalized ones are prepared in good yields from equimolar amounts of free carboxylic acids and alcohols under mild conditions by the use of 2-chloro- or 2-bromopyridinium salt, a new and efficient coupling reagent.

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