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PREPARATION D'ESTERS PAR DESHYDROGENATION D'ALCOOLS PRIMAIRES EN PHASE LIQUIDE CATALYSEE PAR L'OXYDE DE CUIVRE - OBSERVATIONS PRELIMINAIRES
Berthon, Bruno,Forestiere, Alain,Leleu, Gerard,Sillion, Bernard
, p. 4073 - 4076 (1981)
Linear primary alcohols with at least 7 carbon atoms are quite quantitatively transformed in esters, by CuO, at temperatures > 17O deg C, without air in liquid phase. Preponderant influence of carbon in position 2 is evidenced.In the same conditions lactones are obtained from diols, and benzylic alcohols undergoes, by hydride transfer, a disproportionation into toluene, benzaldehyde and water.