A rapid and facile esterification of na-carboxylates with alkyl halides promoted by the synergy of the combined use of DMSO and an ionic liquid under ambient …

…, RR Kulkarni, KS Jain, KV Srinivasan

Index: Dighe, Satish N.; Bhattad, Ravindra V.; Kulkarni, Raghunath R.; Jain, Kishor S.; Srinivasan, Kumar V. Synthetic Communications, 2010 , vol. 40, # 23 p. 3522 - 3527

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Abstract

The synergy of the combined use of DMSO and an ionic liquid viz.(bbim)+ Br− has brought about a rapid and efficient esterification of sodium carboxylates with acyl and alkyl halides under ambient conditions in excellent isolated yields (90–95%) in short reaction times (12– 40 min).