Disclosed is a selective ester production process of an alcoholic hydroxyl group, which proceeds under chemically mild conditions, while having adequate environmental suitability, operability and economical efficiency. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing an ester compound, which is characterized in that an alcohol and a carboxylic acid ester compound are reacted in the presence of a compound containing zinc element, thereby selectively acylating a hydroxyl group of the alcohol.
A ligand-controlled NiH-catalyzed migratory hydroalkylation of unactivated alkenes with the assistance of a simple amide directing group is developed. A range of structurally diverse α- and β-branched protected amines are conveniently synthesized via stabilization of 5 and 6-membered nickelacycles respectively.