Molybdenum(VI) Dichloride Dioxide Catalyzed Synthesis of β-Keto Esters by C-H Insertion of Ethyl Diazoacetate into Aldehydes
Kandasamy Jeyakumar, Dillip Kumar Chand*
*Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
Madras, Chennai 600036, India, Email: dillip
iitm.ac.in
K. Jeyakumar, D. K. Chand, Synthesis, 2008, 1685-1687.
Abstract
Aromatic, aliphatic, and heterocyclic aldehydes are successfully condensed with ethyl diazoacetate in the presence of molybdenum(VI) dichloride dioxide as catalyst to obtain the corresponding β-keto esters in high yields at room temperature.
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Key Words
molybdenum, catalyst, β-keto esters, aldehydes, ethyl diazoacetate
ID: J66-Y2008-1500
