Transition-Metal-Free Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Ethyl Arylacetates with Benzoic/Cinnamic Acids: A Practical Synthesis of α-Acyloxy Esters

Abstract

An efficient cross-dehydrogenative coupling of benzylic C(sp3)−H of ethyl arylacetates with benzoic/cinnamic acids has been developed to afford α-acyloxy esters in reasonably high yields under environmentally benign conditions. © 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim