PMID: 11925227Apr 2, 2002Paper

Nucleophilic catalysis with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) for the esterification of carboxylic acids with dimethyl carbonate

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Wen-Chung ShiehOljan Repic

Abstract

1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) is an effective nucleophilic catalyst for carboxylic acid esterification with dimethyl carbonate (DMC). The reaction pathway of this new class of nucleophilic catalysis has been studied. A plausible, multistep mechanism is proposed, which involves an initial N-acylation of DBU with DMC to form a carbamate intermediate. Subsequent O-alkylation of the carboxylate with this intermediate generates the corresponding methyl ester in excellent yield. In the absence of DBU or in the presence of other bases, such as ammonium hydroxide or N-methylmorpholine, the same reaction affords no desired product. This method is particularly valuable for the synthesis of methyl esters that contain acid-sensitive functionality.

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