Abstract
Acylation of sterically hindered alcohols is frequently encountered in synthetic chemistry. An efficient and mild procedure for tosylation and esterification of sterically hindered hydroxyl groups with p-TsCl, Ac2O and Bz2O in the presence of 1-methylimidazole is described. It was observed that auxiliary base, triethylamine, accelerates the acylation reaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 55-59 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Research in Chinese Universities |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Esterification
- Imidazole
- Nucleophilic catalysis
- Organocatalysis