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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

An efficient metal-free oxidative esterification and amination of benzyl C-H bond

An esterification and amination of benzylic C-H bonds was developed by using 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) under metal- and iodide-free conditions. Both carboxylic acids and amines could be used as ideal coupling partners for the oxidati

Iron(III)-catalyzed direct synthesis of diphenylmethyl esters from 2-diphenylmethoxypyridine

A highly efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of diphenylmethyl (DPM) esters from 2-diphenylmethoxypyridine. Various carboxylic acids readily reacted with 2-diphenylmethoxypyridine in the presence of FeCl3 as a catalyst to provide the desired DPM esters with high yields. The procedure is facile and enables effective synthesis of a variety of esters for the protection of carboxylic acids.

Selective carboxylation of reactive benzylic C–H bonds by a hypervalent iodine(III)/inorganic bromide oxidation system

An oxidation system comprising phenyliodine(III) diacetate (PIDA) and iodosobenzene with inorganic bromide, i.e., sodium bromide, in an organic solvent led to the direct introduction of carboxylic acids into benzylic C–H bonds under mild conditions. The unique radical species, generated by the homolytic cleavage of the labile I(III)–Br bond of the in situ-formed bromo-λ3-iodane, initiated benzylic carboxylation with a high degree of selectivity for the secondary benzylic position.

Facile synthesis of diphenylmethyl esters from 2-diphenylmethoxypyridine using catalytic boron trifluoride·diethyl etherate

A practical method for the direct preparation of diphenylmethyl (DPM) esters from 2-diphenylmethoxypyridine is described. The reaction was readily performed in the presence of a catalytic amount of boron trifluoride-diethyl etherate at room temperature. Using this reaction protocol, various carboxylic acids were converted to DPM esters with high yields. This method is highly effective for the protection of carboxylic acids and the synthesis of DPM esters, and offers a promising approach for facile esterification of a variety of carboxylic acids.

Synthesis of esters by in situ formation and trapping of diazoalkanes

A general method has been developed for the in situ formation and trapping of diazoalkanes by carboxylic acids to form esters. The method is applicable to a large variety of carboxylic acids using diazo compounds that are formed from the hydrazones of benzaldehydes and aryl ketones. In situ reaction monitoring with IR spectroscopy (ReactIR) was used to demonstrate that slow addition of the hydrazone to a mixture of oxidant and carboxylic acid avoids the buildup of the diazo compound. This method enables the safe preparation of esters from simple precursors without isolation of diazo compounds.

The Reaction between Acyl Halides and Alcohols: Alkyl Halide vs. Ester Formation

In the reaction between an acyl halide and an alcohol the thermodynamically favoured products are the free carboxylic acid and the alkyl halide.The initial reaction is, generally, the formation of an ester and HHal.When the alcohol is very prone to yield an alkyl cation upon protonation by HHal, formed H2O exhibited a superior reactivity and competed successfully with the alcohol for the acyl halide making, therefore, ester formation practically confined to a triggering role.But, in those cases where the cation is less easily formed, ester formation was favoured and, consequently, became the necessary elementary step towards alkyl halide formation.Tis final product, on the other hand, might be extremely slow to form in an SN2 reaction between the protonated ester function and the halide ion.In these instances, therefore, as well as in the cases when a basic solvent competes for the proton of HHal, the ester is the final product.A notable exception of the situation above outlined, is given by α-hydroxy-α-phenylbenzeneacetic acid (2y), which appears to undergo direct chlorine-hydroxyl interchange through a quaternary intermediate (E), in the end collapsing to α-chloro-α-phenyl-benzeneacetic acid (4y).Different systems were compared using CH2Cl2 as a solvent under strictly similar conditions.Some 28 different substrates were tested for reaction with AcCl (1a), whereas the action of eight acyl halides (a) against (RS)-α-methylbenzenemethanol (2n) and α-phenylbenzenemethanol (2p), as well as the effect of five different solvents on the reaction between two alcohols (2p and 2-methyl-2-propanol, 2c) with 1a, were observed.