Metal-free oxidative esterification of acetophenones with alcohols: A facile one-pot approach to α-ketoesters

Shiyu Guo, Zhongxue Dai, Zhao Yang, Ning Zhu, Li Wan, Xin Li, Chengkou Liu, Zheng Fang, Kai Guo

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Abstract

A novel and efficient oxidative esterification method for the synthesis of α-ketoesters has been developed under mild and environmentally benign conditions, which is a facile one-pot approach to α-ketoesters from commercially available acetophenones with alcohols, especially under metal-free conditions, with broad substrate scope. A possible mechanism is proposed on the basis of a series of control experiments and DMSO18 isotopic labelling experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)98422-98426
Number of pages5
JournalRSC Advances
Volume6
Issue number100
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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