Tetrahedron Letters

A facile method of transesterification using phosphorus ylid

S Hashimoto, I Furukawa, T Kuroda

Index: Hashimoto, Shizunobu; Furukawa, Isao; Kuroda, Tomoyuki Tetrahedron Letters, 1980 , vol. 21, p. 2857 - 2860

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Abstract

Abstract The transesterification of carboxylic esters catalyzed with phosphorus ylid under neutral and mild conditions has been investigated. The reactions of esters having an electron withdrawing group with methanol proceeded rapidly and with high yield, whereas the reverse reactions proceeded slowly or not at all.