A mild and efficient synthesis of chloroesters by the cleavage of cyclic and acyclic ethers using Bi (NO3) 3⊙ 5H2O as a catalyst under solvent-free conditions

…, N Suryakiran, Y Venkateswarlu

Index: Suresh; Suryakiran; Venkateswarlu Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 85, # 12 p. 1037 - 1040

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Abstract

A facile, efficient synthesis of chloroesters is described. The reaction of cyclic and acyclic ethers with acid chlorides in the presence of catalytic amounts of Bi (NO3) 3⊙ 5H2O under solvent-free conditions yielded the corresponding chloroesters. Also, the catalyst can be