Iridium-catalyzed oxidative methyl esterification of primary alcohols and diols with methanol

Nobuyuki Yamamoto; Yasushi Obora; Yasutaka Ishii

doi:10.1021/jo2003264

Iridium-catalyzed oxidative methyl esterification of primary alcohols and diols with methanol

J Org Chem. 2011 Apr 15;76(8):2937-41. doi: 10.1021/jo2003264. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Authors

Nobuyuki Yamamoto¹, Yasushi Obora, Yasutaka Ishii

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan.

PMID: 21413815
DOI: 10.1021/jo2003264

Abstract

Oxidative methyl esterification of primary alcohols and diols with methanol was successfully achieved, using acetone as a hydrogen acceptor, under the influence of an iridium complex combined with 2-(methylamino)ethanol (MAE) as catalyst.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acetone / chemistry
Alcohols / chemistry*
Catalysis
Esterification
Hydrogen / chemistry
Iridium / chemistry*
Methylation
Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

Alcohols
Acetone
Iridium
Hydrogen