Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.3, 286-287, 2002
A new condensation reaction for the synthesis of carboxylic esters from nearly equimolar amounts of carboxylic acids and alcohols using 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride
Various carboxylic esters were obtained in excellent yields with high chemoselectivities from nearly equimolar amounts of carboxylic acids and alcohols using 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride with triethylamine in the presence of a catalytic amount of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine.