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Nucleophilic catalysis with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) for the esterification of carboxylic acids with dimethyl carbonate.
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PMID:  11925227     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) is an effective nucleophilic catalyst for carboxylic acid esterification with dimethyl carbonate (DMC). The reaction pathway of this new class of nucleophilic catalysis has been studied. A plausible, multistep mechanism is proposed, which involves an initial N-acylation of DBU with DMC to form a carbamate intermediate. Subsequent O-alkylation of the carboxylate with this intermediate generates the corresponding methyl ester in excellent yield. In the absence of DBU or in the presence of other bases, such as ammonium hydroxide or N-methylmorpholine, the same reaction affords no desired product. This method is particularly valuable for the synthesis of methyl esters that contain acid-sensitive functionality.
Authors:
Wen-Chung Shieh; Steven Dell; Oljan Repic
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of organic chemistry     Volume:  67     ISSN:  0022-3263     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Org. Chem.     Publication Date:  2002 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-04-01     Completed Date:  2002-07-17     Revised Date:  2003-11-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985193R     Medline TA:  J Org Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2188-91     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Chemical and Analytical Development, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, USA. wen.shieh@pharma.novartis.com
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