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Sodium cyanide‐promoted copper‐catalysed aerobic oxidative synthesis of esters from aldehydes
Author(s) -
Nowrouzi Najmeh,
Abbasi Mohammad,
Bagheri Maryam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.3766
Subject(s) - chemistry , phenols , sodium cyanide , cyanide , organic chemistry , copper , oxidative phosphorylation , solvent , phenol , benzaldehyde , alcohol , catalysis , biochemistry
A simple and efficient copper‐catalysed procedure for oxidative esterification of aldehydes with alcohols and phenols mediated by sodium cyanide, using air as a clean oxidant, is described. A variety of aromatic aldehydes and structurally different alcohols and phenols reacted efficiently, and the product esters were obtained in good to excellent yields under normal atmospheric and solvent‐free conditions.