Boric Acid Catalyzed Chemoselective Esterification of α-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids

Todd A Houston; Brendan Wilkinson; Joanne T Blanchfield

doi:10.1021/ol036123g

Boric Acid Catalyzed Chemoselective Esterification of α-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids

Todd A Houston
, Brendan Wilkinson
, Joanne T Blanchfield

Chemistry

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Abstract

Boric acid catalyzes the selective esterification of α-hydroxycarboxylic acids without causing significant esterification to occur with other carboxylic acids. The procedure is simple, high-yielding, and applicable to the esterification of α-hydroxy carboxylates in the presence of other carboxylic acids including β-hydroxyacids within the same molecule.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	679-681
Journal	Organic Letters
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ol036123g
Publication status	Published - 2004

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Physical Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemical Synthesis

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