Tetrahedron letters

Ceric (IV) ammonium nitrate in the selective conversion of hydrazides to esters

B Štefane, M Kočevar, S Polanc

Index: Stefane, Bogdan; Kocevar, Marijan; Polanc, Slovenko Tetrahedron Letters, 1999 , vol. 40, # 23 p. 4429 - 4432

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Citation Number: 26

Abstract

Hydrazides were treated with ceric (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) in the presence of the appropriate alcohol as a nucleophile to afford esters in good yields. Reactions took place exclusively at the hydrazino moiety even when other sensitive groups were present in either of the partners.