Remarkably Fast Acylation of Alcohols with Benzoyl Chloride Promoted by TMEDA
Tomohumi Sano*
*Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito
310-8512, Japan, Email: tor
mito.ipc.ibaraki.ac.jp
T. Sano, Synthesis, 1999, 1141-1144.
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-3521
Abstract
A very fast acylation of alcohols with benzoyl chloride in the presence of TMEDA at -78°C afforded the corresponding benzoates in excellent yields.
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Key Words
TMEDA, benzoyl chloride, benzoylation, acylation, chemoselectivity
ID: J66-Y1999-740
