SELECTIVE MONO-METHYLATION OF ARYLACETONITRILES AND METHYL ARYLACETATES BY DIMETHYL CARBONATE

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SELVA, M [1 ]
MARQUES, CA [1 ]
TUNDO, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV VENICE,DIPARTIMENTO SCI AMBIENTALI,I-30123 VENICE,ITALY
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JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 1 | 1994年 / 10期
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10.1039/p19940001323
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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Both arylacetonitriles and methyl arylacetates react with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) (20 molar excess) at 180-200 degrees C in the presence of K2CO3 to produce monomethylated 2-arylpropionitriles and methyl 2-arylpropionates, respectively, with a selectivity >99.5%. The reaction, with wide application, proceeds by DMC acting as a meth oxycarbonylating agent towards the ArCH(-)X anion (X = CN, CO(2)Me) and as a methylating agent to ArC-(CO(2)Me)X. DMC also proved to be the best solvent for such reactions.
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