A simplified procedure for the efficient conversion of aromatic aldehydes into esters

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919708003366

A mild, efficient conversion of aromatic aldehydes into their corresponding methyl (or ethyl) esters was achieved by treatment with manganese dioxide and sodium cyanide in methanol (or ethanol) but without the use of acetic acid.

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A Simplified Procedure for
the Efficient Conversion of
Aromatic Aldehydes into Esters
a b
a
Gaifa Lai
& Wayne K. Anderson
a
Department of Medicinal Chemistry , School of
Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo ,
Buffalo, NY, 14260
b
Department of Chemistry , Clark Atlanta
University , Atlanta, GA, 30314
Published online: 22 Aug 2006.
To cite this article: Gaifa Lai & Wayne K. Anderson (1997) A Simplified Procedure
for the Efficient Conversion of Aromatic Aldehydes into Esters, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, 27:7, 1281-1283, DOI: 10.1080/00397919708003366
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