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Dicarbonates: Convenient 4-Dimethylaminopyridine Catalyzed Esterification Reagents

Kazuyoshi Takeda, A. AKIYAMA, Hiroko Nakamura, So-ichi Takizawa, Yoshihisa Mizuno, Hiroaki Takayanagi, Yoshihiro Harigaya

Synthesis · 1994 · 93 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The DMAP (4-dimethylaminopyridine) catalyzed reaction of dialkyl dicarbonates 1a-e and carboxylic acids 2 afforded the corresponding esters 5 in good yield.