84443-53-8Relevant articles and documents
DI-2-PYRIDYL CARBONATE: A NEW EFFICIENT COUPLING AGENT FOR THE DIRECT ESTERIFICATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
Kim, Sunggak,Lee, Jae In,Ko, Young Kwan
, p. 4943 - 4946 (1984)
Reaction of carboxylic acids with equimolar amounts of di-2-pyridyl carbonate and alcohols or thiols in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine as a catalyst in methylene chloride at room temperature affords the corresponding esters in high yields under mild conditions.