A Green Method for the Selective Esterification of Primary Alcohols in the Presence of Secondary Alcohols or Aromatic Alcohols
- 31 December 2001
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synlett
- Vol. 2001 (07) , 1117-1120
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2001-15156
Abstract
Hafnium(IV) chloride tetrahydrofuran complex (1 : 2), HfCl4 · (THF)2, which is commercially available, is a highly effective catalyst for the selective esterification of primary alcohols with carboxylic acids in the presence of secondary alcohols or aromatic alcohols. The present method is especially useful as an environmentally and industrially ideal condensation.Keywords
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