Copper-catalyzed methyl esterification of aromatic aldehydes and benzoic alcohols by TBHP as both oxidant and methyl source

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 390-393

  Li, Pan ^a,b   Zhao, Jingjing ^a   Lang, Rui ^a   Xia, Chungu ^a   Li, Fuwei ^a  

^a LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic aldehydes; Benzoic alcohols; Free radical; Methyl esterification; Methyl source

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; COPPER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TERT BUTYLHYDROGEN PEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZOIC ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ESTERIFICATION; RADICAL REACTION; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890789377     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.11.040     Document Type: Article

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