N-heterocyclic carbene-mediated oxidative electrosynthesis of esters in a microflow cell

An efficient N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-mediated oxidative esterification of aldehydes has been achieved in an undivided microfluidic electrolysis cell at ambient temperature. Productivities of up to 4.3 g h?1 in a single pass are demonstrated, with excellent yields and conversions for 19 examples...

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Main Authors: Green, Robert Aaron (Author), Brown, Richard C. D. (Author), Pletcher, Derek (Author), Leach, Stuart (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-06-15.
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