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An efficient cross-coupling reaction of chloroformates with organocopper reagents, derived from Grignard reagents, cuprous bromide and lithium bromide, provides esters in good yields.
D. Bottalico, V. Fiandanese, G. Marchese, A. Punzi, Synlett, 2007, 974-976.


The reaction of Grignard reagents with alkyl imidazolecarboxylates, which were prepared from alcohols with carbonyl diimidazole, gave the corresponding esters in good to excellent yields.
T. Werner, A. G. M. Barrett, J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 4302-4304.


The presence of catalytic amounts of halide salts enhanced dramatically the reaction efficiency in the Ru-catalyzed hydroesterification of alkenes and alkynes using a chelating 2-pyridylmethyl formate.
E. J. Park, J. M. Lee, H. Han, S. Chang, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 4355-4358.


Treatment of 2,2-dimethylpropan-1,3-diol esters of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids with a catalytic amount of [Rh(OH)(cod)]2 in the presence of 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane and CsF in dioxane at 60°C under carbon dioxide atmosphere gave carboxylic acids in good yields.
K. Ukai, M. Aoki, J. Takaya, N. Iwasawa, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 8706-8707.


The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of allylic and benzylic halides with N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl(trimethyl)silane affords tertiary amides in good to excellent yields.
R. F. Cunico, R. K. Pandey, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 9048-9050.


Thiourea-based ligands were evaluated for the palladium-catalyzed bis(methoxycarbonylation) of terminal olefins. The usefulness of these ligands for this reaction is demonstrated by their stability to oxidizing agents, and their superiority in preventing palladium precipitation and double-bond isomerization.
M. Dai, C. Wang, G. Dong, J. Xiang, T. Luo, B. Liang, J. Chen, Z. Yang, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2003, 4346-4348.


α-Halonitriles react with alkyllithium, organomagnesium, and lithium dimethylcuprate reagents generating reactive, metalated nitriles. The rapid halogen-metal exchange with alkyllithium and Grignard reagents allows Barbier-type reactions with various electrophiles.
F. F. Fleming, Z. Zhang, W. Liu, P. Knochel, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 2200-2005.