The present invention discloses a method of nucleophilic acyl substitution (NAS) of carboxylic acids or esters (hereinafter acids/esters) catalyzed by oxometallic complexes. According to the mentioned method, NAS reactions between acids/esters (R
1
COOH/R
1
—COO—R
2
) and protic nucleophile (R
3
-AH) can be catalyzed by oxxmetallic complexes, wherein A stands for O, S, or NH. The general formula of the mentioned oxometallic complexes is MO
m
L
1
y
L
2
z
, wherein M is selected from IVB, VB, VIB or actinide groups, m, y, z are integers, and m, y≧1, z≧0. A general catalytic equation is shown as follows:
本发明公开了一种由过氧
金属络合物催化的
羧酸或酯(以下简称酸/酯)的亲核酰基取代(NAS)方法。根据所提及的方法,酸/酯(R1COOH/R1—COO—R2)与质子亲核试剂(R3—AH)之间的NAS反应可以由过氧
金属络合物催化,其中A代表O、S或NH。所提及的过氧
金属络合物的通用公式为MOmL1y
L2z,其中M选自IVB、VB、VIB或
锕系元素组,m、y、z为整数,且m、y≧1,z≧0。一般的催化方程式如下所示: