Zwitterionic Salts as Mild Organocatalysts for Transesterification
摘要:
The exothermic reaction of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl or 4-nitrophenyl isothlocyanate with 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (PPY) gave the corresponding arylaminothlocarbonylpyridinium salts in quantitative yields. These novel zwitterionic salts were effective as organocatalysts for the transesterification reaction of an equimolar mixture of methyl carboxylates and alcohols in hydrocarbons such as heptane and octane under azeotropic reflux conditions with the removal of methanol. In sharp contrast, PPY was inert as a catalyst under the same reaction conditions.
Zwitterionic Salts as Mild Organocatalysts for Transesterification
作者:Kazuaki Ishihara、Masatoshi Niwa、Yuji Kosugi
DOI:10.1021/ol8005979
日期:2008.6.5
The exothermic reaction of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl or 4-nitrophenyl isothlocyanate with 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (PPY) gave the corresponding arylaminothlocarbonylpyridinium salts in quantitative yields. These novel zwitterionic salts were effective as organocatalysts for the transesterification reaction of an equimolar mixture of methyl carboxylates and alcohols in hydrocarbons such as heptane and octane under azeotropic reflux conditions with the removal of methanol. In sharp contrast, PPY was inert as a catalyst under the same reaction conditions.