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The Direct Conversion of Ethanol to Ethyl and Methyl Acetates Catalyzed by Iridium Complex

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CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 38, Issue 11, Pages 1106-1107

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CHEMICAL SOC JAPAN
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2009.1106

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  1. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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Ethanol was efficiently converted to ethyl and methyl acetates by [Cp*IrCl2](2) combined with 2-(methylamino)ethanol and a base like Cs2CO3 at room temperature in acetone in high yield, which provides the first Ir-catalyzed direct route to ethyl and methyl acetates from ethanol.

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