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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 98422-98426 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 100 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |