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InChI:InChI=1/C12H16O2/c1-3-4-9-14-12(13)11-7-5-10(2)6-8-11/h5-8H,3-4,9H2,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 874-60-2 4-methyl-benzoyl chloride 
• 71-36-3 butan-1-ol 
• 65768-10-7 p-methylbenzaldehyde di-n-butyl acetal 
• 91763-46-1 1-(butoxymethyl)-4-methylbenzene 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 624-31-7 4-tolyl iodide 
• 99-94-5 p-Toluic acid 
• 131229-61-3 N-(acetoxy)-butoxy-4-methylbenzamide 
• 100-61-8 N-methylaniline 
• 106-43-4 para-chlorotoluene 
• 109-72-8 n-butyllithium 
• 3739-64-8 allyl n-butyl ether 
• 104-87-0 4-methyl-benzaldehyde 
• 29540-83-8 p-tolyl triflate 

Downstream Products

• 86582-55-0 C₁₂H₁₅BrO₂ 
• 28129-15-9 2-hydroxyethyl 4-methylbenzoate 
• 51638-13-2 dimethyl [2-(4-methylphenyl)-2-oxoethyl]phosphonate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Mild and efficient method for the cleavage of cyclic and acyclic ethers by iodine under solvent-free conditions

Ethers undergo smooth cleavage with acyl chlorides in the presence of a catalytic amount of elemental iodine under extremely mild conditions to give the corresponding halo esters. This new procedure offers significant advantages such as high conversions, short reaction times and enhanced selectivity together with mild reaction conditions, which makes it an attractive strategy.

Mechanistic insight into the synergistic Cu/Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl iodides using alcohols and dioxygen as the carbonyl source

Pd-catalyzed carbonylation, as an efficient synthetic approach to the installation of carbonyl groups in organic compounds, has been one of the most important research fields in the past decade. Although elegant reactions that allow highly selective carbonylations have been developed, straightforward routes with improved reaction activity and broader substrate scope remain long-term challenges for new practical applications. Here, we show a new type of synergistic Cu/Pd-catalyzed carbonylation reaction using alcohols and dioxgen as the carbonyl sources. A broad range of aryl iodides and alcohols are compatible with this protocol. The reaction is concise and practical due to the ready availability of the starting materials and the scalability of the reaction. In addition, the reaction affords lactones and lactams in an intermolecular fashion. Moreover, DFT calculations have been performed to study the detailed mechanisms. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Zr-MOF-808 as Catalyst for Amide Esterification

In this work, zirconium-based metal–organic framework Zr-MOF-808-P has been found to be an efficient and versatile catalyst for amide esterification. Comparing with previously reported homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, Zr-MOF-808-P can promote the reaction for a wide range of primary, secondary and tertiary amides with n-butanol as nucleophilic agent. Different alcohols have been employed in amide esterification with quantitative yields. Moreover, the catalyst acts as a heterogeneous catalyst and could be reused for at least five consecutive cycles. The amide esterification mechanism has been studied on the Zr-MOF-808 at molecular level by in situ FTIR spectroscopic technique and kinetic study.

Esterification of Tertiary Amides: Remarkable Additive Effects of Potassium Alkoxides for Generating Hetero Manganese–Potassium Dinuclear Active Species

A catalyst system of mononuclear manganese precursor 3 combined with potassium alkoxide served as a superior catalyst compared with our previously reported manganese homodinuclear catalyst 2 a for esterification of not only tertiary aryl amides, but also tertiary aliphatic amides. On the basis of stoichiometric reactions of 3 and potassium alkoxide salt, kinetic studies, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we clarified a plausible reaction mechanism in which in situ generated manganese–potassium heterodinuclear species cooperatively activates the carbonyl moiety of the amide and the OH moiety of the alcohols. We also revealed details of the reaction mechanism of our previous manganese homodinuclear system 2 a, and we found that the activation free energy (ΔG≠) for the manganese–potassium heterodinuclear complex catalyzed esterification of amides is lower than that for the manganese homodinuclear system, which was consistent with the experimental results. We further applied our catalyst system to deprotect the acetyl moiety of primary and secondary amines.

A Straightforward Conversion of Activated Amides and Haloalkanes into Esters under Transition-Metal-Free Cs 2 CO 3 /DMAP Conditions

The esterification of activated amides, N -acylsaccharins, under transition-metal-free conditions with good functional group tolerance has been developed, resulting in C-N cleavage leading to efficient synthesis of a variety of esters in moderate to good yields. This work demonstrates that esterification may proceed by using simple N -acylsaccharins, haloalkanes, and Cs 2 CO 3 as oxygen source.

Synthesis of Esters from Stable and Convenient Sulfoxonium Precursors under Catalyst- And Additive-Free Conditions

A convenient and efficient procedure for the construction of esters from stable sulfoxonium ylides and alcohols has been developed. This protocol presents a broad substrate scope and good yields of the desired esters can be isolated. Notably, no catalyst, oxidant, base or any other additive is required.

Palladium-Catalyzed Alkoxycarbonylation of Arylsulfoniums

Alkoxycarbonylation of arylsulfoniums has been developed with the aid of a catalytic amount of a palladium-Xantphos complex under an atmospheric pressure of CO gas. Various functional groups such as carbonyl, cyano, halo, and sulfonyl groups were well tolerated under the present catalysis. Since aryldimethylsulfoniums were readily prepared from the corresponding aryl methyl sulfides and methyl triflate, one-pot alkoxycarbonylation of aryl methyl sulfides could be accomplished.

Dinuclear manganese alkoxide complexes as catalysts for C-N bond cleavage of simple tertiary: N, N -dialkylamides to give esters

Amide bonds are stable due to the resonance between the nitrogen lone pair and the carbonyl moiety, and therefore the chemical transformation of amides, especially tertiary amides, involving C-N bond fission is considered one of the most difficult organic reactions, unavoidably requiring harsh reaction conditions and strong acids or bases. We report the catalytic C-N bond cleavage of simple tertiary N,N-dialkylamides to give corresponding esters using a catalyst system (2 mol% based on Mn atoms) of a tetranuclear manganese alkoxide, [Mn(acac)(OEt)(EtOH)]4 (1c), combined with four equivalents of 4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,10-phenanthroline (L1: Me2N-Phen). Regarding the reaction mechanism, we isolated a dinuclear manganese complex, [Mn(acac)(OEt)(Phen)]2 (6c), which was revealed as the catalytically active species for the esterification of tertiary amides.

Efficient and Recyclable RuCl3 ? 3H2O Catalyst Modified with Ionic Diphosphine for the Alkoxycarbonylation of Aryl Halides

A series of ionic (mono-/di-)phosphines (L2, L4, and L6) with structural similarity and their corresponding neutral counterparts (L1, L3, and L5) were applied to modulate the catalytic performance of RuCl3 ? 3H2O. With the involvement of the ionic diphosphine (L4), in which the two phosphino-fragments were linked by butylene group, RuCl3 ? 3H2O with advantages of low cost, robustness, and good availability was found to be an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the alkoxycarbonylation of aryl halides. The L4-based RuCl3 ? 3H2O system corresponded to the best conversion of PhI (96 %) along with 99 % selectivity to the target product of methyl benzoate as well as the good generality to alkoxycarbonylation of different aryl halides (ArX, X=I and Br) with alcohols MeOH, EtOH, i-PrOH and n-BuOH. The electronic and steric effects of the applied phosphines, which were analyzed by the 31P NMR for 1J31P-77Se1J measurement and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, were carefully co-related to the performance RuCl3 ? 3H2O catalyst. In addition, the L4-based RuCl3 ? 3H2O system could be recycled successfully for at least eight runs in the ionic liquid [Bmim]PF6.

Iron-catalyzed C[sbnd]C bond activation/C[sbnd]O bond formation: Direct conversion of ketones to esters

The iron-catalyzed oxidative activation of the (O)C[sbnd]C bond in ketones has been developed. This method enables direct synthesis of esters by the reaction between ketones and alcohols via conversion of the (O)C[sbnd]C bond to the (O)C[sbnd]O bond. The