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Transesterifications

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Silica chloride is an efficient catalyst for esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols as well as for transesterification of esters by both alcoholysis and acidolysis.
K. V. N. S. Srinivas, I. Mahender, B. Das, Synthesis, 2003, 2390-2394.

K. V. N. S. Srinivas, I. Mahender, B. Das, Synthesis, 2003, 2390-2394.

Sc(OTf)₃ catalyses a direct transesterification of carboxylic esters in boiling alcohols. Methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and allyl esters were prepared from various substrates in high yields. The application of microwave irradiation led to significantly reduced reaction times.
N. Remme, K. Koschek, C. Schneider, Synlett, 2007, 491-493.

Various alcohols, amines and N-hydroxylamines gave corresponding formylated adducts in high yields by treatment with 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl formate (TFEF). Chemoselective formylation of a primary amine could be readily achieved in the presence of an unprotected primary alcohol.
D. R. Hill, C.-N. Hsiao, R. Kurukulasuriya, S. Wittenberger, Org. Lett., 2002, 4, 111-113.

Transesterification/acylation reactions of secondary alcohols are efficiently catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) at room temperature.
R. Singh, R. M. Kissling, M.-A. Letellier, S. P. Nolan, J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 209-212.

Iodine catalyses a facile transesterification of β-ketoesters.
S. P. Chavan, R. R. Kale, K. Shivasankar, S. I. Chandake, S. B. Benjamin, Synthesis, 2003, 2695-2698.