Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.9, 894-895, 2001
Sodium perborate catalyzed selective transesterification of beta-keto esters under neutral conditions
Transesterification of beta -keto esters with various alcohols has been carried out using sodium perborate as an inexpensive catalyst under neutral conditions. The effectiveness of the protocol is manifested in its selectivity towards beta -keto esters whereas other esters are found to be unreactive under these reaction conditions.