Original scientific paper

Scope and Limitations of Sodium and Potassium Trimethylsilanolate as Reagents for Conversion of Esters to Carboxylic Acids

Marija Lovrić
Ivica Cepanec
Mladen Litvić
Anamarija Bartolinčić
Vladimir Vinković

Abstract

Sodium or potassium trimethylsilanolate act as versatile and very powerful reagents for conversion
of a wide variety of esters to carboxylic acids. The reactions were performed in tetrahydrofuran
under mild reaction conditions with high to quantitative yields.

Keywords

esters; carboxylic acids; sodium trimethylsilanolate; potassium trimethylsilanolate; nucleophilic substitution

Hrčak ID:

12831

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/12831

Publication date:

11.3.2007.

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