Thermolytic Pathway to Allyl Arenoates

Abstract

Application of Tishchenko reaction to the direct synthesis of esters from aldehydes bears the shortcomings in being wasteful on part of aldehydes and compulsory predestination of the alkoxy moieties. More controllable routes are those via carboxylic acids and acetals. Several reagents have proven effective for oxidation of the latter, e.g., N-bromosuccinimide,¹ peracids², and ozone.³