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N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysed aerobic oxidation of aromatic aldehydes to aryl esters using boronic acids
Arde, Panjab,Ramanjaneyulu,Reddy, Virsinha,Saxena, Apurv,Anand, R. Vijaya
supporting information; experimental part, p. 848 - 851 (2012/02/05)
The organocatalytic behavior of N-heterocyclic carbenes in the aerobic oxidation of aromatic aldehydes to esters with boronic acids has been explored. This transition metal-free protocol allows access to a wide variety of aromatic esters in good to excellent yields under mild reaction conditions.