DOI: 10.1039/d6ob00779a ISSN: 1477-0520

Metal-free O–H insertion enables access to heterocycle-rich α-carbonyloxy esters

Mohit, Ritika Sharma, Diwan S. Rawat

A metal- and oxidant-free approach for selective O–H insertion of aryldiazoacetates with heterocyclic carboxylic acids leads to the formation of alpha-carbonyloxy esters in up to 93% yield with wide functional group tolerance.

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