NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION OF ALKYL HALIDES BY ZINC SALTS-3 PREPARATION OF TERTARY ALKYL ESTERS AND ETHERS UNDER NON-SOLVOLYTIC CONDITIONS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91815-0

Zinc salts of carboxylic acids, phenols and alcohols are found to react with tertiary alkyl halides in nonpolar solvents and in presence of a base yielding the corresponding esters and ethers in moderate to good yields.