Oxidation of primary alcohols to methyl esters using tert-butyl hypochlorite, pyridine and methyl alcohol
作者:Jovan N. Milovanovi?、Miorad Vasojevi?、Svetislav Gojkovi?
DOI:10.1039/p29910001231
日期:——
When treated with tert-butylhypochlorite, in the presence of pyridine and methyl alcohol, saturated aliphatic primary alcohols are oxidized to methyl esters in very high yields. Oxidation of benzylic alcohols, under the same conditions, yields a mixture of aldehydes and methyl esters. It appears that this reaction is a three-step process with an aldehyde and acyl chloride as the intermediates. Investigation