Retro??Claisen Condensation with FeIII as Catalyst under Solvent??Free Conditions

…, DC Rao, DC Babu, Y Venkateswarlu

Index: Rao, Chitturi Bhujanga; Rao, Dasireddi Chandra; Babu, Dokuburra Chanti; Venkateswarlu, Yenamandra European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010 , # 15 p. 2855 - 2859

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Abstract

Abstract An iron (III) salt catalyzed retro-Claisen condensation between an alcohol and a 1, 3-diketone was investigated. The mechanism involves the formation of a metal-induced six- membered cyclic transition state and cleavage of the C math image–C math image bond. Regioselective esterification and one-pot conversion of silyl ethers into esters with good yields was observed. Simple reaction conditions, high yields, and broad scope of the ...