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Expanding the Catalytic Activity of Nucleophilic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Transesterification Reactions
journal contribution
posted on 2002-09-25, 00:00 authored by Gregory W. Nyce, Jorge A. Lamboy, Eric F. Connor, Robert M. Waymouth, James L. HedrickCurrently, there is a renewed interest in reactions that are catalyzed by organic compounds. Typical organic catalysts for acylation or
transesterification reactions are based on either nucleophilic tertiary amines or phosphines. This communication discusses the use of nucleophilic
N-heterocyclic carbenes as efficient transesterification catalysts. These relatively unexplored and highly versatile organic catalysts were found
to be mild, selective, and more active than traditional organic nucleophiles.