Abstract
Aromatic aldehydes or benzylic alcohols are directly converted to the corresponding aromatic esters in high yields on treatment with methanol or ethanol mediated by sodium metaperiodate (NaIO4)/LiBr in an acidic medium.
Acknowledgments
Tanveer M. S. and Emmanuvel L. thanks the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, for the award of research fellowships.