Copper-Catalyzed Methyl Esterification Reactions via C−C Bond Cleavage
Yan Zhu, Hong Yan, Linhua Lu, Defu Liu, Guangwei Rong, and Jincheng Mao（毛金成）*
Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 9898−9905.
The highly effective synthesis of methyl esters from benzylic alcohols, aldehydes, or acids via copper-catalyzed C−C cleavage from tert-butyl hydroperoxide is reported in this paper for the first time. Our protocol is easily accessible and practical, making it a possible supplement for the traditional way.
