ChemInform Abstract: Cu‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Esterification of Acetophenones with Alcohols to α‐Ketoesters.

Abstract

Cu-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Esterification of Acetophenones with Alcohols to -Ketoesters. -The reaction of various aryl and hetarylmethylketones with aliphatic and benzylic alcohols as well as arylethyl alcohol derivatives or even cholesterol to -ketoesters is described. -(XU, X.; DING, W.; LIN, Y.; SONG*, Q.; Org. Lett. 17 (2015) 3, 516-519, http://dx.