Alkylation of esters. An ester enolate as a possible ambident anion
Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date : , DOI:10.1039/C29710000951
Abstract
Alkylation of methyl O-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)-mandelate in dimethyl sulphoxide was shown to produce transesterification products at 80째 whereas normal C-alkylation was observed at 25째.
