Development of a Highly Efficient Catalytic Method for Synthesis of Vinyl
Ethers

Okimoto, Yoshio; Sakaguchi, Satoshi; Ishii, Yasutaka

doi:10.1021/ja0173932.s002

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Development of a Highly Efficient Catalytic Method for Synthesis of Vinyl Ethers

journal contribution

posted on 2002-02-02, 00:00 authored by Yoshio Okimoto, Satoshi Sakaguchi, Yasutaka Ishii

A new method for the preparation of alkyl vinyl ethers has been developed. Thus, various types of alkyl vinyl ethers were synthesized by the reaction of alcohols with vinyl acetate under the influence of a catalytic amount of [Ir(cod)Cl]₂ combined with Na₂CO₃ in good to excellent yields.