ChemInform Abstract: Transesterification Catalyzed by Iron(III) β‐Diketonate Species.

Abstract

Transesterification Catalyzed by Iron(III) β-Diketonate Species. -The reaction is applied to a wide range of carboxylic esters and alcohols tolerating many functional groups.Benzyl thiol as a nucleophile requires 2 equiv. to form the thioester in high yield [cf. (V)]. Benzyl amine can be applied as a nucleophile as well [cf. (VII)]. Anhydride (XV) proves to be one of the most reactive species. In some cases, similar yields are observed in the absence of Na