Use of dipyridyldithiocarbonate (DPDTC) as an environmentally responsible reagent leading to esters and thioesters under green chemistry conditions
Kaitlyn M. Freiberg, Erika Ghiglietti, Matthew Scurria, Bruce H. Lipshutz
Abstract
A new, green esterification and thioesterification method has been developed based on the intermediacy of in situ -generated 2-thiopyridine esters derived from dipyridyldithiocarbamate (DPDTC).
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ChemistryReagentGreen chemistryEnvironmentally friendlyOrganic chemistryReaction mechanismCatalysisBiologyEcologyChemical Synthesis and ReactionsChemistry and Chemical EngineeringSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques