A Simple Method for the Preparation of Monomethyl Esters of Dicarboxylic Acids by Selective Esterification of the Nonconjugated Carboxyl Group in the Presence of an Aromatic or Conjugated Carboxyl Group †
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A Simple Method for the Preparation of Monomethyl Esters of Dicarboxylic Acids by Selective Esterification of the Nonconjugated Carboxyl Group in the Presence of an Aromatic or Conjugated Carboxyl Group †
Various dicarboxylic acids have been converted selectively into monomethyl esters in which the nonconjugated carboxyl group is selectively esterified in the presence of an aromatic or conjugated carboxyl group at room temperature (~ 25–27° C) in methanol using a catalytic amount of thionyl chloride.
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