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Microwave-Assisted O-Alkylation of Carboxylic Acids in Dry Media: Expeditious Synthesis of 2-Oxo-2-arylethyl Carboxylates

Z. Li, Z. Quan, and X. Wang

Gansu Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China

E-mail: lizheng@nwnu.edu.cn

Received: 15 May 2003

Abstract: Microwave-assisted O-alkylation reactions of carboxylic acids, such as aryloxyacetic acids, 4-chlorobenzoic acid, (un)substituted furoic acids, and benzofuroic acid, with (un)substituted ω-haloacetophenones in dry media under phase-transfer catalysis are described. 2-Oxo-2-arylethyl carboxylates are expeditiously synthesized by this method in high yield using tetrabutylammonium bromide as catalyst.

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Chemical Papers 58 (4) 256–259 (2004)