A facile and selective transesterification of β-ketoesters using BF 3 ·OEt 2 as catalyst is described. The emphasis has been placed on the reaction of methyl acetoacetate with a series of alcohols of different structures, leading in all cases to good to excellent yields. ... A facile and selective transesterification of β-ketoesters using BF 3 ·OEt 2 as catalyst is described. The emphasis has been placed on the reaction of methyl acetoacetate with a series of alcohols of ...
[Srinivas; Rajanna; Krishnaiah; Kumar, M. Satish; Reddy, J. Narender Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2014 , vol. 44, # 8 p. 1212 - 1220]
