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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 34, 2004 - Issue 22
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Microwave‐Assisted Methylation of Carboxylic Acids and Phenolic Compounds with Dimethyl‐Carbonate Under Solvent‐Free Condition

Fatemeh Rajabi Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, PO Box 11365‐9516, Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad R. Saidi Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, PO Box 11365‐9516, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 4179-4188 | Received 12 Dec 2003, Published online: 10 Jan 2011
 
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Abstract

Phenolic compounds and carboxylic acids are methylated with dimethyl carbonate in the presence of a catalytic amount of BF3 · OEt2, DBU, or KOH, in good to excellent yields under microwave irradiation and solvent‐free conditions.

Acknowledgment

We are grateful to the Sharif University of Technology Research Council for financial support of this research.

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