An Effective Use of Benzoic Anhydride and Its Derivatives for the Synthesis of Carboxylic Esters and Lactones: A Powerful and Convenient Mixed Anhydride Method Promoted by Basic Catalysts

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1822-1830

  Shiina, Isamu ^a   Kubota, Mari ^a   Oshiumi, Hiromi ^a   Hashizume, Minako ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; CONDENSATION; DERIVATIVES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMOSELECTIVITIES; CYCLIZATIONS;

ESTERS;

2 METHYL 6 NITROBENZOIC ANHYDRIDE; 4 DIMETHYLAMINOPYRIDINE; ACID ANHYDRIDE; ALCOHOL; BENZOIC ANHYDRIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; OMEGA HYDROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRIETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; LACTONIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANHYDRIDES; BENZOATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ESTERS; ETHYLAMINES; LACTONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALMITIC ACIDS; PYRIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 1642334165     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo030367x     Document Type: Article

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